Meet the Smile Train Team | Leaders in Cleft Care

Donate Stocks to Smile Train | Support Cleft Care

Smile Train's Approach | Our Unique Sustainable Model

Why Smile Train Focuses on Clefts | Making a Global Impact

Smile Train's Strategic Plan | Vision for Sustainable Impact

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Get Involved with Smile Train | Transform Lives Today

Careers at Smile Train | Join Our Vision to Transform Lives

Events | Smile Train

Smile Train Financials | Transparency & Accountability

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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April 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Meet the Smile Train Team \| Leaders in Cleft Carewww.smiletrain.org/team	1
Donate Stocks to Smile Train \| Support Cleft Carewww.smiletrain.org/stocks	1
Smile Train's Approach \| Our Unique Sustainable Modelwww.smiletrain.org/our-approach	1
Why Smile Train Focuses on Clefts \| Making a Global Impactwww.smiletrain.org/why-clefts	1
Smile Train's Strategic Plan \| Vision for Sustainable Impactwww.smiletrain.org/strategic-plan	1
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.smiletrain.org/	1
Get Involved with Smile Train \| Transform Lives Todaywww.smiletrain.org/get-involved	1
Careers at Smile Train \| Join Our Vision to Transform Liveswww.smiletrain.org/careers	1
Events \| Smile Trainwww.smiletrain.org/events	1
Smile Train Financials \| Transparency & Accountabilitywww.smiletrain.org/financials	1

Ensure form controls have labels

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