Honors College | Grand Canyon University

Nursing Degrees and Programs | GCU

Degree Programs - College Courses Campus & Online | GCU

College of Education – Education Degrees & Certificates | GCU

College of Theology | GCU

College of Arts and Media – Fine and Media Arts Studies | GCU

Technology Degrees – Online & Campus | GCU

Counseling Degrees to Shape Your Future | GCU

Ministry Degrees and Online Pastoral Degrees | GCU

Theology Degrees – Online & Campus Programs | GCU

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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Grand Canyon University

	Title / URL	Issues
	Honors College \| Grand Canyon Universitywww.gcu.edu/honors-college	5
	Nursing Degrees and Programs \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/degree-programs/nursing	4
	Degree Programs - College Courses Campus & Online \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/degree-programs	4
	College of Education – Education Degrees & Certificates \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/college-of-education.php	4
	College of Theology \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/college-of-theology	4
	College of Arts and Media – Fine and Media Arts Studies \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/college-of-arts-and-media	4
	Technology Degrees – Online & Campus \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/degree-programs/technology	3
	Counseling Degrees to Shape Your Future \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/degree-programs/counseling	3
	Ministry Degrees and Online Pastoral Degrees \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/degree-programs/ministry	3
	Theology Degrees – Online & Campus Programs \| GCUwww.gcu.edu/degree-programs/theology	3

Ensure form controls have labels

Grand Canyon University

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