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Support Us - Make a difference to people facing homelessness - Derventio

Kath’s story - Derventio

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

June 2025

May 2025

Derventio Housing Trust

	Title / URL	Issues
	Get Help - Supported housing for people facing homelessness - Derventioderventiohousing.com/homelessness/get-help/	2
	Homelessness - Understanding homelessness and how to help - Derventioderventiohousing.com/homelessness/	2
	Stories Archive - Derventioderventiohousing.com/stories/	2
	Privacy Notice - Derventioderventiohousing.com/home/privacy-notice/	2
	Complaints - Derventioderventiohousing.com/about-us/complaints/	2
	About Us - Housing, support and opportunities - Derventioderventiohousing.com/about-us/	2
	Home4Me & The Bridge - Support for people facing multiple challenges - Derventioderventiohousing.com/services/home4me/	2
	Contact Us - Get in touch with us today - Derventioderventiohousing.com/contact-us/	2
	Support Us - Make a difference to people facing homelessness - Derventioderventiohousing.com/support-us/	2
	Kath’s story - Derventioderventiohousing.com/stories/kaths-story/	2

Ensure form controls have labels

Derventio Housing Trust

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