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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

January 2025

December 2024

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Title / URL	Issues
People Stories - ISS Worldwww.issworld.com/en/insights/insights/people-stories	4
Global presence - ISS Worldwww.issworld.com/en/about/contact/global-presence	4
Security - ISS Worldwww.issworld.com/en/services/services-we-offer/security	4
Our Strategy - ISS Worldwww.issworld.com/en/about/people-make-places/our-strategy	4
Workplace - ISS Worldwww.issworld.com/en/services/services-we-offer/workplace	4
Our Culture - ISS Worldwww.issworld.com/en/career/your-career-at-iss/our-culture	4
Contact Us - ISS Worldwww.issworld.com/en/about/contact/contact-us	4
Cases - ISS Worldwww.issworld.com/en/insights/insights/cases	4
ISS Global - ISS Worldwww.issworld.com/en	4
Our story - ISS Worldwww.issworld.com/en/about/people-make-places/our-story	4

Ensure form controls have labels

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