Why Locate in Whittier? | Whittier, CA

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Whittier, CA | Home

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Whittier Transparent | Whittier, CA

Locations and Hours of Operation | Whittier, CA

Business License | Whittier, CA

Animal Control | Whittier, CA

To comply with WCAG 2.1, fields must identify what their purpose is _programmatically_. If done correctly,
this allows browsers to help users fill in forms with known information, such as their name and email address.

This is accomplished via the `autocomplete` attribute, which should be set to a 
[supported value](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/autocomplete) wherever
appropriate, e.g. 

```html
<label for="name">
  First Name
</label>
<input id="name" type="text" autocomplete="given-name">
```

For fields where `autocomplete` is not appropriate, e.g. due to security, or the field not matching the
specification, the specific field should be ignored.

## Methodology

* All fields which could support `autocomplete` (e.g. text fields)
  are checked. Other fields - like dropdown menus - are ignored.
* The [accessible name](https://www.w3.org/TR/accname-1.2/) of each field is considered. In most cases this
  will be the `<label>` for the field.
* If the name matches a known pattern the field 
  must have an appropriate `autocomplete` value specified.
  For example, an `<input>` with type `text` with a label of 
  "First Name" would be expected to have an autocomplete value 
  of `given-name` or similar.

Note that using `autocomplete="on"` is not sufficient to pass this check, a
specific named autocomplete value must be used. See the
[supported values](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Attributes/autocomplete).

## Troubleshooting

If a field is a false positive, check whether the field has an 
appropriate accessible name (i.e. a `<label>` or `aria-label`).

If the label is incorrect, Silktide may assume that the field 
requires `autocomplete` where it does not. You should fix the 
label to avoid this.

Otherwise, you can simply ignore the specific field.

## More information

* [How to use HTML 5.2 attributes](https://www.w3.org/WAI/WCAG21/Techniques/html/H98)

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City of Whittier

	Title / URL	Issues
	Why Locate in Whittier? \| Whittier, CAwww.cityofwhittier.org/government/community-development/economic-development/why-locate-in-whittier	5
	Visitors \| Whittier, CAwww.cityofwhittier.org/about/visitors	5
	Whittier, CA \| Homewww.cityofwhittier.org/home	5
	Whittier, CA \| Homewww.cityofwhittier.org/	5
	Housing Assistance \| Whittier, CAwww.cityofwhittier.org/services/programs/housing-assistance	5
	Business Resources \| Whittier, CAwww.cityofwhittier.org/about/businesses/business-resources	5
	Whittier Transparent \| Whittier, CAwww.cityofwhittier.org/government/whittier-transparent	5
	Locations and Hours of Operation \| Whittier, CAwww.cityofwhittier.org/about/locations-and-hours-of-operation	5
	Business License \| Whittier, CAwww.cityofwhittier.org/government/finance/business-license	5
	Animal Control \| Whittier, CAwww.cityofwhittier.org/government/finance/animal-control	5

Identify the purpose of fields programmatically

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