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Re: SC 1.3.5 and input type=date

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From: glen walker
Date: Oct 26, 2023 11:53AM

> Is it a failure of SC 1.3.5 to use typeÚte?

I don't think typeÚte is granular enough to understand the "purpose" of
the input field. There's no way to know what the date is for. If I'm on an
airline site, I might be specifying dates for flights, and when I book the
flight, then I might need to specify my birthdate. All those fields could
have typeÚte but the purpose of each field would not be known unless you
have autocomplete½ay.

Whether the browser saves or presents the saved value is outside the scope
of WCAG.