Page not found – Wells College

Academic Awards – Wells College

Academic Calendar – Wells College

Center for Academic and Career Advising – Wells College

Louis Jefferson Long Library – Wells College

Wells College Archives – Wells College

College Catalog – Wells College

Faculty – Wells College

Pre-Professional Programs – Wells College

TRIO Student Support Services – Wells College

When selecting a user interface component with the keyboard, the focus indicator must 
not be completely obscured by anything in front of it.

## Why this matters

When using a keyboard, it is important that the user can see where they are on the page.
If the focus indicator is obscured, the user may not know where they are, and may not
be able to interact with the page.

## Examples

Most common examples include:

* Banners at the top or bottom of the page, such as cookie banners
* Fixed navigation bars
* Fixed footers
* Popup modals, such as cookie consent modals

## How to fix

With elements that cover part of the screen, such as cookie banners, ensure
that the user can scroll to see any content behind the banner, without having to close
the banner.

With popup modals, it should usually be impossible to focus anything behind the modal.
Most common modal frameworks will automatically trap focus within the modal, so that
this is impossible. Example: [Bootstrap Modal](https://getbootstrap.com/docs/5.2/components/modal/#live-demo).

## Further reading

This is part of the draft WCAG 2.2 specification and is subject to change.

* [WCAG 2.4.12](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG22/Understanding/focus-not-obscured.html)

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Page not found – Wells Collegewww.wells.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	1
	Academic Awards – Wells Collegewww.wells.edu/academics/services/academic-awards/	1
	Academic Calendar – Wells Collegewww.wells.edu/academics/academic-calendar/	1
	Center for Academic and Career Advising – Wells Collegewww.wells.edu/academics/services/center-academic-career-advising/	1
	Louis Jefferson Long Library – Wells Collegewww.wells.edu/academics/library/	1
	Wells College Archives – Wells Collegewww.wells.edu/academics/library/wells-college-archives/	1
	College Catalog – Wells Collegewww.wells.edu/academics/academic-catalog/	1
	Faculty – Wells Collegewww.wells.edu/academics/faculty/	1
	Pre-Professional Programs – Wells Collegewww.wells.edu/academics/programs/pre-professional-programs/	1
	TRIO Student Support Services – Wells Collegewww.wells.edu/academics/services/trio-student-support-services/	1

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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