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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<input name="housing-search-postcode" type="text" id="housing-search-postcode" class="form-control" placeholder=" Enter the postcode">
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<input id="services-search-options-by-place" name="services-search-options-by" type="radio" class="form-check-input" value="2">
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125 | |
<select id="services-search-service-types" name="services-search-service-types" class="form-control">...</select>
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125 | |
<select name="carehome_country" id="carehome_country" onchange="brad_countryUpdated(this.value, 'carehome');" class="form-control carehome-search-place-country eac-search-populate-countries">...</select>
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125 | |
<input name="carehome-search-postcode" type="text" id="carehome-search-postcode" class="form-control" placeholder=" Enter the postcode">
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125 | |
<input name="housing-search-keywords" type="text" id="housing-search-keywords" class="form-control" placeholder=" Enter the key words">
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125 | |
<select name="services-search-services-country" id="services-search-services_country" onchange="brad_countryUpdated(this.value, 'services-search-services');" class="form-control services-search-place-country eac-search-populate-countries">...</select>
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125 | |
<input name="carehome-search-keywords" type="text" id="carehome-search-keywords" class="form-control" placeholder=" Enter the key words">
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125 | |
<select name="housing_country" id="housing_country" onchange="brad_countryUpdated(this.value, 'housing');" class="form-control housing-search-place-country eac-search-populate-countries">...</select>
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125 | |
<input name="services-search-postcode" type="text" id="services-search-postcode" class="form-control" placeholder=" Postcode">
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125 |