Step 1
Start at the top of a representative page and navigate using the keyboard.
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Check whether sticky elements hide keyboard focus
Direct answerFollow the keyboard path while observing whether focused controls remain visible beneath headers, drawers and purchase bars. Record the exact overlay and scroll position when focus is obscured.
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These are suggested operational checks to apply to your own evidence. They are not additional legal requirements or claims that the workspace automates this entire task.
Step 2
Open sticky or overlay components that appear during the normal journey.
Step 3
Record controls whose focus indicator or control body is obscured and the surrounding scroll state.
Step 4
Repeat after layout changes at both wide and narrow viewports.
Worked example
A sticky purchase bar covers the focused shipping field after the browser scrolls it into view.
What the reviewer finds
- The browser scrolls the field underneath the purchase bar.
- The focus indicator is visible only after a manual pointer scroll.
Resulting record
A focus-obscuration defect report with viewport and overlay state.
Boundary: A visible focus test does not assess every keyboard interaction or all WCAG criteria.
This scenario is fictional. It illustrates a review decision, not a customer outcome or a compliance determination.
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The Markdown worksheet includes the procedure, the fields below, and space for findings, evidence, owners and retests. It contains no pre-approved findings. Edit it locally without an account.
- Focused control
- Overlay
- Scroll position
- Viewport
- Retest
Record what you observed, including unknowns. Link each decision to a source and keep unresolved questions assigned to an owner. Share completed records only through an appropriate authorized route.
Primary references and scope
The references provide the legal or technical context. The procedure and worksheet are ComplyFolio working suggestions, not official forms or a certification standard.
A visible focus test does not assess every keyboard interaction or all WCAG criteria.
Connect the review to your product record
Use the free workspace for an initial public product-page review, then add the manual evidence and decisions this guide requires. A page scan cannot inspect private supplier files or complete every user journey.
Start with a public product page