What does this mean?
People using screen readers are not able to see the layout of a form. To make forms accessible, they must define explicit text labels for each form control.
More helpUsually the best solution is to use a <label>
element. The label may be linked to
by the form control:
<label for="name">Full name</label>
<input type="name" id="name">
or the <label>
can be wrapped around the form control:
<label>
Full name <input type="name">
</label>
Buttons are different, as their labels are specified by the code for the button, e.g.
<input type="submit" value="Send message">
<button>Send message</button>
Alternatively ARIA attributes, such as aria-label
may be used, but this information
will not be conveyed to visual users. For more information, see W3C's guide to labeling controls.
Hidden input fields (<input type="hidden">
) do not require labels.
Note that the placeholder
attribute
should not be used as an alternative to a label.
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<button type="button" id="cboxSlideshow">
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<input title="Enter the terms you wish to search for." data-drupal-selector="edit-keys" type="search" id="search_query" name="keys" value size="15" maxlength="128" class="form-search" placeholder="Search...">
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87 | |
<input data-drupal-selector="edit-submit" type="image" id="search_go" value="Search" class="button js-form-submit form-submit" src="/sites/default/themes/premieroil/img/search.gif">
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87 | |
<button type="button" id="cboxPrevious">
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87 | |
<button type="button" id="cboxNext">
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87 | |
<input type="text" name="search_query" id="search_query" onfocus="if (this.value==this.defaultValue) this.value='';" size="20" value="Search">
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18 | |
<input name type="checkbox" value onclick="javascript: addSection(this,'#performance');">
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2 | |
<input type="checkbox" name="8" value="/sites/default/files/media/Helicopter-2-image.jpg" class="mid-media-library-checkbox">
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2 | |
<input name type="checkbox" value onclick="javascript: addSection(this,'#financial_statements');">
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2 | |
<input type="checkbox" name="6" value="/sites/default/files/media/Falkland-Islands-Eirik-Raude-rig-exploration-drilling-v1.jpg" class="mid-media-library-checkbox">
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2 |