404 | maxon group

Powerful drive technology | maxon group

Drive systems for mobility solutions | maxon group

Collaboration with maxon | maxon group

maxon Drives & Systems - Compact drives | maxon group

Controllers for electric motors | maxon group

maxon Drives & Systems - Motion Control | maxon group

Drives for UAVs and drones | maxon group

Highly efficient brushed DC motors | maxon group

The entire world of drive technology | maxon group

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
	404 \| maxon groupwww.maxongroup.com/invented-url-for-404-page	1
	Powerful drive technology \| maxon groupwww.maxongroup.com/en/drives-and-systems	1
	Drive systems for mobility solutions \| maxon groupwww.maxongroup.com/en/market-solutions/mobility-solutions	1
	Collaboration with maxon \| maxon groupwww.maxongroup.com/en/cooperations	1
	maxon Drives & Systems - Compact drives \| maxon groupwww.maxongroup.com/en/drives-and-systems/compact-drives	1
	Controllers for electric motors \| maxon groupwww.maxongroup.com/en/drives-and-systems/controls	1
	maxon Drives & Systems - Motion Control \| maxon groupwww.maxongroup.com/en/drives-and-systems/controls/motion-control	1
	Drives for UAVs and drones \| maxon groupwww.maxongroup.com/en/market-solutions/aerospace/uav-and-drones	1
	Highly efficient brushed DC motors \| maxon groupwww.maxongroup.com/en/drives-and-systems/brushed-dc-motors	1
	The entire world of drive technology \| maxon groupwww.maxongroup.com/en	1

Ensure form controls have labels

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