Colleges & Departments | Morehead State University | Kentucky

Leadership | Morehead State University | Kentucky

Contact Us | Morehead State University | Kentucky

Morehead State Rankings | Morehead State University | Kentucky

A to Z | Morehead State University | Kentucky

Community & Business | Morehead State University | Kentucky

MSU At-a-Glance | Morehead State University | Kentucky

Visit Morehead State | Morehead State University | Kentucky

How to Apply | Morehead State University | Kentucky

Events | Morehead State University | Kentucky

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
	Colleges & Departments \| Morehead State University \| Kentuckywww.moreheadstate.edu/academics/colleges/	8
	Leadership \| Morehead State University \| Kentuckywww.moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/leadership/	8
	Contact Us \| Morehead State University \| Kentuckywww.moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/contact-us	8
	Morehead State Rankings \| Morehead State University \| Kentuckywww.moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/rankings	8
	A to Z \| Morehead State University \| Kentuckywww.moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/a-to-z	8
	Community & Business \| Morehead State University \| Kentuckywww.moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/community-business	8
	MSU At-a-Glance \| Morehead State University \| Kentuckywww.moreheadstate.edu/about-msu/at-a-glance	8
	Visit Morehead State \| Morehead State University \| Kentuckywww.moreheadstate.edu/admissions/visit/	6
	How to Apply \| Morehead State University \| Kentuckywww.moreheadstate.edu/admissions/howtoapply/	6
	Events \| Morehead State University \| Kentuckywww.moreheadstate.edu/events/	6

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