Online Degrees at Lackawanna College | Lackawanna College

Lackawanna College Academic Calendar | Lackawanna College

Lackawanna's Tuition & Fee Pricing | Lackawanna College

Lackawanna's Campus and Student Life | Lackawanna College

Human Services Career Pathways | Lackawanna College

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Lackawanna College's Refund Policy | Lackawanna College

Course Schedules | Lackawanna College

Manufacturing Career Pathways | Lackawanna College

Visiting Students at Lackawanna College | Lackawanna College

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
Online Degrees at Lackawanna College \| Lackawanna Collegewww.lackawanna.edu/locations/online/	1
Lackawanna College Academic Calendar \| Lackawanna Collegewww.lackawanna.edu/academics/academic-calendar/	1
Lackawanna's Tuition & Fee Pricing \| Lackawanna Collegewww.lackawanna.edu/admissions/tuition-fees/	1
Lackawanna's Campus and Student Life \| Lackawanna Collegewww.lackawanna.edu/student-resources/campus-life/	1
Human Services Career Pathways \| Lackawanna Collegewww.lackawanna.edu/career-pathways/human-services/	1
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.lackawanna.edu/	1
Lackawanna College's Refund Policy \| Lackawanna Collegewww.lackawanna.edu/financial-aid/refund-policies/	1
Course Schedules \| Lackawanna Collegewww.lackawanna.edu/academics/course-schedules/	1
Manufacturing Career Pathways \| Lackawanna Collegewww.lackawanna.edu/career-pathways/manufacturing/	1
Visiting Students at Lackawanna College \| Lackawanna Collegewww.lackawanna.edu/admissions/visiting-students/	1

Ensure form controls have labels

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