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Re: Does 1.3.5 apply if the form you're filling out is not about *you*?

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From: glen walker
Date: Jul 12, 2019 7:32AM

I didn't want to start an autocomplete discussion again. I was only
focusing on "about the user".

> Well it's your child's machine (?)
> Basically ask yourself: who does the user agent think the "user" is.

No, it's my machine. The UA knows it's me. I'm filling out a fieldtrip
form, or maybe a dentist appointment, or anything where I, as the parent,
must fill in information about myself and fill in information about my
child. Or maybe I'm applying for a loan and I need to fill out my
information and my spouse's information. Or a senior home application
where I fill out information about myself and my parent. Whatever the
case, I'm using my computer because I'm the one filling the information out.

So with regards to 1.3.5 specifically (ignoring 1.3.6 for AAA), only the
fields that relate to *me* have to conform to 1.3.5?

Name:
Job Title:
Salary:
Spouse Name:
Souse Job Title:
Spouse Salary:

The first two must specify "name" and "organization-title" (there is no
input purpose defined for salary) but the spouse fields don't?