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SC-3.3.7: Form asks for shipping address again

Corpus WCAG 2.2Applies to WCAG 2.2Level AAutomatable: partial

Summary: Checkout re-requests an address already collected on the prior step.

Why it fails: Users must re-enter information unnecessarily because previously supplied data is not auto-filled or selectable.

Failure technique

Synthetic specimen — no W3C failure technique.

Understanding

Quickref

Intentional failure — audit this region

SC-3.3.7

Shipping address
Billing address 
<form>
  <fieldset>
    <legend>Shipping address</legend>
    <label for="sc337-street">Street</label>
    <input type="text" id="sc337-street" name="ship-street">
    <label for="sc337-city">City</label>
    <input type="text" id="sc337-city" name="ship-city">
  </fieldset>
  <fieldset>
    <legend>Billing address</legend>
    <label for="sc337-bstreet">Street</label>
    <input type="text" id="sc337-bstreet" name="bill-street">
    <label for="sc337-bcity">City</label>
    <input type="text" id="sc337-bcity" name="bill-city">
  </fieldset>
  <button type="submit">Place order</button>
</form>
Expected audit result

Manual check: Confirm the field repeats data available from an earlier step with no auto-population option.