degree-finder

ENMU Foundation | Eastern New Mexico University

ENMU 90th Anniversary

Online Programs | Eastern New Mexico University

Eastern New Mexico University | Student Success! That's What We're About!

Transfer Students | Admission | Eastern New Mexico University

Title IX | Public Documents

First-Year Students | Admission | Eastern New Mexico University

404 Error – File Not Found

Transferring to ENMU | Academics | Eastern New Mexico University

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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Title / URL	Issues
degree-finderwww.enmu.edu/degree-finder/	4
ENMU Foundation \| Eastern New Mexico Universitywww.enmu.edu/about/enmu-foundation	2
ENMU 90th Anniversarywww.enmu.edu/90th-anniversary	2
Online Programs \| Eastern New Mexico Universitywww.enmu.edu/academics/degrees-programs/online-programs	2
Eastern New Mexico University \| Student Success! That's What We're About!www.enmu.edu/component/jmap/sitemap	2
Transfer Students \| Admission \| Eastern New Mexico Universitywww.enmu.edu/admission/how-to-apply/transfer	2
Title IX \| Public Documentswww.enmu.edu/about/public-documents/title-ix	2
First-Year Students \| Admission \| Eastern New Mexico Universitywww.enmu.edu/admission/how-to-apply/first-year	2
404 Error – File Not Foundwww.enmu.edu/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1059&Itemid=1849	2
Transferring to ENMU \| Academics \| Eastern New Mexico Universitywww.enmu.edu/academics/degrees-programs/transfer	2

Ensure form controls have labels

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