Contact Us | Mount Sinai - New York

Our Locations | Mount Sinai - New York

Mount Sinai Health System - New York City | Mount Sinai - New York

About the Mount Sinai Health System | Mount Sinai - New York

Urological Care & Services NYC | Mount Sinai - New York

Radiology | Mount Sinai - New York

ENT/Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery NYC | Mount Sinai - New York

Tisch Cancer Center | Mount Sinai - New York

Transplant Medicine & Organ Transplant Services | Mount Sinai - New York

OBGYN & Reproductive Health Services NYC | Mount Sinai - New York

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

August 2025

July 2025

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Contact Us \| Mount Sinai - New Yorkwww.mountsinai.org/about/contact	1
	Our Locations \| Mount Sinai - New Yorkwww.mountsinai.org/locations	1
	Mount Sinai Health System - New York City \| Mount Sinai - New Yorkwww.mountsinai.org/	1
	About the Mount Sinai Health System \| Mount Sinai - New Yorkwww.mountsinai.org/about	1
	Urological Care & Services NYC \| Mount Sinai - New Yorkwww.mountsinai.org/care/urology	1
	Radiology \| Mount Sinai - New Yorkwww.mountsinai.org/care/radiology	1
	ENT/Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery NYC \| Mount Sinai - New Yorkwww.mountsinai.org/care/ent	1
	Tisch Cancer Center \| Mount Sinai - New Yorkwww.mountsinai.org/care/cancer	1
	Transplant Medicine & Organ Transplant Services \| Mount Sinai - New Yorkwww.mountsinai.org/care/transplant	1
	OBGYN & Reproductive Health Services NYC \| Mount Sinai - New Yorkwww.mountsinai.org/care/obgyn	1

Ensure form controls have labels

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