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Re: SC 1.3.5 and input type=date

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From: Dean.Vasile
Date: Oct 26, 2023 12:37PM

That sounds to me just like a button that is labeled, button or play or submit or next
It does not indicate what those buttons are indicating. what am i submitting
I definitely think the date field should indicate as to what the date is for.
Dean Vasile


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> On Oct 26, 2023, at 1:53 PM, glen walker < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
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> 
>>
>> 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.
> > > >