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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>
```

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	Contact \| MullenLowe Globalwww.mullenloweglobal.com/contact?agency=mullenlowe-uk	1
	Welcome, GEELY! \| MullenLowe Globalwww.mullenloweglobal.com/news/new-business/welcome-geely	1
	Take the HINT \| MullenLowe Globalwww.mullenloweglobal.com/news/work/take-the-hint	1
	All Work \| MullenLowe Globalwww.mullenloweglobal.com/all-work	1
	Contact \| MullenLowe Globalwww.mullenloweglobal.com/contact?agency=lola-mullenlowe	1
	Work \| MullenLowe Globalwww.mullenloweglobal.com/work	1
	Careers \| MullenLowe Globalwww.mullenloweglobal.com/careers	1
	Page not found \| MullenLowe Globalwww.mullenloweglobal.com/invented-url-for-404-page	1
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.mullenloweglobal.com/	1

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