Give to CMU | CMU

First-Year Cost Calculator (2025/26) | Financial Aid | CMU

Undergraduate Programs in Winnipeg, Manitoba | Academic Studies | CMU

Community School of Music & the Arts | CMU

Economics | Undergraduate Studies | CMU

CMU Undergraduate Admissions | CMU

Canadian Mennonite University | CMU | Christian University Education in Winnipeg, Manitoba

Facility Rentals | CMU

Transfer Students | Admissions | CMU

For Parents | Admissions | CMU

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

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Canadian Mennonite University

	Title / URL	Issues
	Give to CMU \| CMUwww.cmu.ca/give	13
	First-Year Cost Calculator (2025/26) \| Financial Aid \| CMUwww.cmu.ca/financial/calculator	8
	Undergraduate Programs in Winnipeg, Manitoba \| Academic Studies \| CMUwww.cmu.ca/programs	1
	Community School of Music & the Arts \| CMUwww.cmu.ca/csma/	1
	Economics \| Undergraduate Studies \| CMUwww.cmu.ca/programs/economics	1
	CMU Undergraduate Admissions \| CMUwww.cmu.ca/admissions	1
	Canadian Mennonite University \| CMU \| Christian University Education in Winnipeg, Manitobawww.cmu.ca/	1
	Facility Rentals \| CMUwww.cmu.ca/facility-rentals	1
	Transfer Students \| Admissions \| CMUwww.cmu.ca/admissions/transfer	1
	For Parents \| Admissions \| CMUwww.cmu.ca/admissions/parents	1

Ensure form controls have labels

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