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Connections Curriculum | Wittenberg University

Campus Events | Wittenberg University

Career and Professional Development | Wittenberg University

Office of the Provost | Wittenberg University

International Education & Study Abroad | Wittenberg University

A Top-Ranked Liberal Arts College in Ohio | Wittenberg University

Esports At Wittenberg | Wittenberg University

Meet Our Admission Team | Wittenberg University

Visit Wittenberg | Wittenberg University

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
Admission & Financial Aid \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/admission	63
Connections Curriculum \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/connections	60
Campus Events \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/events	59
Career and Professional Development \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/administration/careers	56
Office of the Provost \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/administration/provost	53
International Education & Study Abroad \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/administration/inted	53
A Top-Ranked Liberal Arts College in Ohio \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/	51
Esports At Wittenberg \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/student-life/esports	51
Meet Our Admission Team \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/admission/question	50
Visit Wittenberg \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/admission/visit	48

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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