Report Repairs & Missed Services - Elim Housing Association

Home Support Bristol - Contact Us - Elim Housing Association

Homeless Accommodation - Resident Zone - Elim Housing

Elim Housing Bristol - News - About Elim Housing Association

Young Parents Support Bristol - Get Involved - Elim Housing

Housing Association Bristol & Gloucestershire - Elim Housing

Housing Support Bristol - About The Elim Housing Board

Our Values - Elim Housing Association Bristol

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

November 2025

October 2025

Elim Housing Association Limited

	Title / URL	Issues
	Report Repairs & Missed Services - Elim Housing Associationelimhousing.co.uk/report/	15
	Report Repairs & Missed Services - Elim Housing Associationelimhousing.co.uk/report/	15
	Home Support Bristol - Contact Us - Elim Housing Associationelimhousing.co.uk/contact-us/	9
	Home Support Bristol - Contact Us - Elim Housing Associationelimhousing.co.uk/contact-us/	9
	Homeless Accommodation - Resident Zone - Elim Housingelimhousing.co.uk/resident-zone/	3
	Elim Housing Bristol - News - About Elim Housing Associationelimhousing.co.uk/about-elim/news/	3
	Young Parents Support Bristol - Get Involved - Elim Housingelimhousing.co.uk/resident-zone/get-involved/	3
	Housing Association Bristol & Gloucestershire - Elim Housingelimhousing.co.uk/	3
	Housing Support Bristol - About The Elim Housing Boardelimhousing.co.uk/about-elim/elim-housing-board/	3
	Our Values - Elim Housing Association Bristolelimhousing.co.uk/about-elim/vision-and-values/	3

Ensure form controls have labels

Elim Housing Association Limited

Where this issue has occurred