Resonate | RIAM

Anthony Byrne plays Debussy | RIAM

Debussy 150! Pour le Piano I | RIAM

Wednesdays @ 7 RIAM 23rd March | RIAM

RIAM Guest lecture Series May 2012 | RIAM

John Finucance soloist with RTE NSO | RIAM

Drama and Improvisation at the RIAM | RIAM

FUSE 2 | RIAM

adultdivision | RIAM

Junior RIAM Open Courses | RIAM

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
Resonate \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/news/resonate	1
Anthony Byrne plays Debussy \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/news/anthony-byrne-plays-debussy	1
Debussy 150! Pour le Piano I \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/news/debussy-150-pour-le-piano-i	1
Wednesdays @ 7 RIAM 23rd March \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/news/wednesdays-7-riam-23rd-march	1
RIAM Guest lecture Series May 2012 \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/news/riam-guest-lecture-series-may-2012	1
John Finucance soloist with RTE NSO \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/news/john-finucance-soloist-with-rte-nso	1
Drama and Improvisation at the RIAM \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/news/drama-and-improvisation-at-the-riam	1
FUSE 2 \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/news/fuse-2	1
adultdivision \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/adultdivision	1
Junior RIAM Open Courses \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/junior-riam-open-courses	1

Ensure form controls have labels

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