CPD enquiry | University of Bedfordshire

Accounting | University of Bedfordshire

Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) Short Course | University of Bedfordshire

Centre for English as a Foreign Language | University of Bedfordshire

Safer Young Lives Research Centre | University of Bedfordshire

Adult Nursing (BSc) | University of Bedfordshire

Higher and Degree Apprenticeships | University of Bedfordshire

Research Seminars and Conferences - Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment (CRELLA) | University of Bedfordshire

Join Us | University of Bedfordshire

Spaces | University of Bedfordshire

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. 

Usually the best solution is to use a `<label>` element. The label may be linked to 
by the form control:

```html
<label for="name">Full name</label>
<input type="name" id="name">
```

or the `<label>` can be wrapped around the form control:

```html
<label>
    Full name <input type="name">
</label>
```

Buttons are different, as their labels are specified by the code for the button, e.g.

```html
<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](https://www.w3.org/WAI/tutorials/forms/labels/).

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](https://www.w3.org/TR/html/sec-forms.html#the-placeholder-attribute),
nor should the `title` attribute.

## Custom roles

Note that this check considers the underlying accessible role of an element, which can be 
different from the tag itself.

For example, this `<div>` has a `role` of `button`, and so is expected to have a label, like
a button would.

```html
<div role="button"></div>
```

form-control-labels

University of Bedfordshire

Title / URL	Issues
CPD enquiry \| University of Bedfordshirewww.beds.ac.uk/ris/cpd/cpd-enquiry/	73
Accounting \| University of Bedfordshirewww.beds.ac.uk/courses/accounting/	69
Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE) Short Course \| University of Bedfordshirewww.beds.ac.uk/sqe-short-course	68
Centre for English as a Foreign Language \| University of Bedfordshirewww.beds.ac.uk/languagecentre/	68
Safer Young Lives Research Centre \| University of Bedfordshirewww.beds.ac.uk/sylrc/	67
Adult Nursing (BSc) \| University of Bedfordshirewww.beds.ac.uk/courses/adult-nursing-bsc/	67
Higher and Degree Apprenticeships \| University of Bedfordshirewww.beds.ac.uk/apprenticeships/	67
Research Seminars and Conferences - Centre for Research in English Language Learning and Assessment (CRELLA) \| University of Bedfordshirewww.beds.ac.uk/crella/seminars/	66
Join Us \| University of Bedfordshirewww.beds.ac.uk/alumni/join-us/	8
Spaces \| University of Bedfordshirewww.beds.ac.uk/venue/spaces/	7

Ensure form controls have labels

University of Bedfordshire

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