Admission & Financial Aid | Wittenberg University

Career and Professional Development | Wittenberg University

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

International Education & Study Abroad | Wittenberg University

Campus Ministries | Wittenberg University

Dining Services | Wittenberg University

Meet Our Admission Team | Wittenberg University

Directions & Maps | Wittenberg University

About Wittenberg | Wittenberg University

Student Life | 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
	Career and Professional Development \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/administration/careers	56
	A Top-Ranked Liberal Arts College in Ohio \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/	51
	International Education & Study Abroad \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/administration/inted	49
	Campus Ministries \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/administration/chapel	48
	Dining Services \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/administration/dining	47
	Meet Our Admission Team \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/admission/question	47
	Directions & Maps \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/about/directions	44
	About Wittenberg \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/about	43
	Student Life \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/student-life	43

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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