International Admissions | NEIT

New England Institute of Technology | NEIT

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Campus & Student Life | NEIT

Visit Our Campus | NEIT

Student Safety & Security | NEIT

NEIT is the Transfer Destination - NEIT

About | NEIT

High School Programs & Opportunities - NEIT

Degree Types | Associate, Bachelors, & Masters | NEIT

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
	International Admissions \| NEITwww.neit.edu/international	2
	New England Institute of Technology \| NEITwww.neit.edu/	2
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.neit.edu/	2
	Campus & Student Life \| NEITwww.neit.edu/campus-student-life	1
	Visit Our Campus \| NEITwww.neit.edu/visit	1
	Student Safety & Security \| NEITwww.neit.edu/about/safety-security	1
	NEIT is the Transfer Destination - NEITwww.neit.edu/transfer	1
	About \| NEITwww.neit.edu/about	1
	High School Programs & Opportunities - NEITwww.neit.edu/highschool	1
	Degree Types \| Associate, Bachelors, & Masters \| NEITwww.neit.edu/academics/degree-types	1

Ensure form controls have labels

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