GECU Foundation | Volunteer & Community Philanthropy | GECU

Auto Loans | Apply for a Great Auto Loan Rate Today | GECU

Community Impact | Community Support Services | GECU

Become a GECU Member: Your Local El Paso Credit Union | GECU

Financial Seminars: Investment, Retirement & More | GECU

GECU Federal Credit Union | Auto, Credit Cards, Mortgages, Loans & More

GECU Credit Cards – No Annual Fee & Reward Options

Contact Us | GECU

Not Found!

Interest Rates: Loans, Credit Cards, CDs, IRAs & More | GECU

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
	GECU Foundation \| Volunteer & Community Philanthropy \| GECUgecu.com/community-culture/impact/foundation	1
	Auto Loans \| Apply for a Great Auto Loan Rate Today \| GECUgecu.com/loans-and-credit/auto-loans	1
	Community Impact \| Community Support Services \| GECUgecu.com/community-culture/impact	1
	Become a GECU Member: Your Local El Paso Credit Union \| GECUgecu.com/community-culture/membership	1
	Financial Seminars: Investment, Retirement & More \| GECUgecu.com/education-and-support/seminars	1
	GECU Federal Credit Union \| Auto, Credit Cards, Mortgages, Loans & Moregecu.com/	1
	GECU Credit Cards – No Annual Fee & Reward Optionsgecu.com/loans-and-credit/credit-cards	1
	Contact Us \| GECUgecu.com/contact-us	1
	Not Found!gecu.com/not-found?sc_lang=en	1
	Interest Rates: Loans, Credit Cards, CDs, IRAs & More \| GECUgecu.com/rates	1

Ensure form controls have labels

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