Connected Appliances - Smart Home Appliances | Whirlpool

Get The Right Fit With Our Appliance Finder | Whirlpool

Gas Ranges - Stoves | Whirlpool

Gas Cooktops | Whirlpool

Kitchen Appliances | Whirlpool

Reach Out To Whirlpool: Contact Us | Whirlpool

Where To Buy Whirlpool: Stores & Retailers | Whirlpool

Deep Freezers | Whirlpool

Range Hoods - Vent Hoods | Whirlpool

Ranges | Whirlpool

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)

ensure-focus-is-not-obscured-minimum

September 2024

August 2024

Whirlpool

Title / URL	Issues
Connected Appliances - Smart Home Appliances \| Whirlpoolwww.whirlpool.com/smart-appliances.html	11
Get The Right Fit With Our Appliance Finder \| Whirlpoolwww.whirlpool.com/appliance-finder.html	10
Gas Ranges - Stoves \| Whirlpoolwww.whirlpool.com/kitchen/cooking/ranges/gas.html	10
Gas Cooktops \| Whirlpoolwww.whirlpool.com/kitchen/cooking/cooktops/gas.html	10
Kitchen Appliances \| Whirlpoolwww.whirlpool.com/kitchen.html	10
Reach Out To Whirlpool: Contact Us \| Whirlpoolwww.whirlpool.com/services/contact-us.html	10
Where To Buy Whirlpool: Stores & Retailers \| Whirlpoolwww.whirlpool.com/where-to-buy.html	10
Deep Freezers \| Whirlpoolwww.whirlpool.com/kitchen/refrigeration/freezers.html	10
Range Hoods - Vent Hoods \| Whirlpoolwww.whirlpool.com/kitchen/cooking/hoods/see-all.html	10
Ranges \| Whirlpoolwww.whirlpool.com/kitchen/cooking/ranges.html	10

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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Where this issue has occurred