MATC Foundation | MATC

Types of Classes at MATC | MATC

Apprenticeships | MATC

MATC Catalog | MATC

Academic Resources | MATC

Events | MATC

MATC Newsroom

Academic Programs | MATC

Parking | MATC

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

December 2025

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Milwaukee Area Technical College

Title / URL	Issues
MATC Foundation \| MATCwww.matc.edu/foundation/index.html	6
Types of Classes at MATC \| MATCwww.matc.edu/academics/course-types.html	5
Apprenticeships \| MATCwww.matc.edu/academics/apprenticeships.html	5
MATC Catalog \| MATCwww.matc.edu/academics/academic-resources/catalog.html	3
Academic Resources \| MATCwww.matc.edu/academics/academic-resources/index.html	3
Events \| MATCwww.matc.edu/events/index.html	2
MATC Newsroomwww.matc.edu/news/index.html	1
Academic Programs \| MATCwww.matc.edu/course-catalog/index.html	1
Parking \| MATCwww.matc.edu/visit/visitor-parking.html	1

Ensure form controls have labels

Milwaukee Area Technical College

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