William A. McClain Center for Diversity | Wittenberg University

Connections Curriculum | Wittenberg University

Admission & Financial Aid | Wittenberg University

Career and Professional Development | Wittenberg University

Office of the Provost | Wittenberg University

Esports At Wittenberg | Wittenberg University

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

International Education & Study Abroad | Wittenberg University

Campus Ministries | 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
	William A. McClain Center for Diversity \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/student-life/diversity	70
	Connections Curriculum \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/connections	64
	Admission & Financial Aid \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/admission	63
	Career and Professional Development \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/administration/careers	56
	Office of the Provost \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/administration/provost	54
	Esports At Wittenberg \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/student-life/esports	54
	A Top-Ranked Liberal Arts College in Ohio \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/	52
	International Education & Study Abroad \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/administration/inted	49
	Campus Ministries \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/administration/chapel	48
	Visit Wittenberg \| Wittenberg Universitywww.wittenberg.edu/admission/visit	48

Ensure focus is not fully obscured

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