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Net Zero Accelerator Market Engagement – LocatED

Two new NEDs appointed to LocatED Board – LocatED

JULY 2020 SITE REQUIREMENTS LIST NOW AVAILABLE – LocatED

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December 2021 Site Requirements List Now Available – LocatED

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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	Site requirements – LocatEDwww.located.co.uk/sites/	7
	Houlton School, Rugby wins awards! – LocatEDwww.located.co.uk/houlton-school-rugby-wins-awards/	3
	Page not found – LocatEDwww.located.co.uk/invented-url-for-404-page	2
	Page not found – LocatEDwww.located.co.uk/invented-url-for-404-page	2
	Net Zero Accelerator Market Engagement – LocatEDwww.located.co.uk/new-net-zero-accelerator-market-engagement/	1
	Two new NEDs appointed to LocatED Board – LocatEDwww.located.co.uk/two-new-neds-appointed-to-located-board/	1
	JULY 2020 SITE REQUIREMENTS LIST NOW AVAILABLE – LocatEDwww.located.co.uk/july-2020-site-requirements-list-now-available/	1
	Privacy notice – LocatEDwww.located.co.uk/terms-and-conditions/	1
	LocatED joins The 5% Club – LocatEDwww.located.co.uk/located-joins-the-5-club/	1
	December 2021 Site Requirements List Now Available – LocatEDwww.located.co.uk/3117-2/	1

Ensure form controls have labels

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