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Division of Academic Affairs | Academic Affairs, Division of: Loyola University Chicago

Residence Life | Residence Life: Loyola University Chicago

Center for Student Engagement (CSE) | Center for Student Engagement (CSE): Loyola University Chicago

Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) | Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI): Loyola University Chicago

Donate | Giving to Loyola: Loyola University Chicago

Loyola University Chicago | Undergraduate Admission

Mission Integration | Mission Integration: Loyola University Chicago

Accreditation | Accreditation: Loyola University Chicago

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

Title / URL	Issues
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.luc.edu/	12
Loyola University Chicagowww.luc.edu/	12
Division of Academic Affairs \| Academic Affairs, Division of: Loyola University Chicagowww.luc.edu/academicaffairs/	10
Residence Life \| Residence Life: Loyola University Chicagowww.luc.edu/reslife/index.shtml	10
Center for Student Engagement (CSE) \| Center for Student Engagement (CSE): Loyola University Chicagowww.luc.edu/studentengagement/	10
Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI) \| Center for Diversity and Inclusion (CDI): Loyola University Chicagowww.luc.edu/diversity/	8
Donate \| Giving to Loyola: Loyola University Chicagowww.luc.edu/giving/	8
Loyola University Chicago \| Undergraduate Admissionwww.luc.edu/undergrad/	7
Mission Integration \| Mission Integration: Loyola University Chicagowww.luc.edu/mission/index.shtml	6
Accreditation \| Accreditation: Loyola University Chicagowww.luc.edu/accreditation/	4

Ensure form controls have labels

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