Bathrooms Deals | Toolstation

Plumbing Deals | Toolstation

Hand Tools Deals | Toolstation

Tapes | Electrical Tape, Waterproof Tape & Seal Tape | Toolstation

Adhesives & Sealants Deals | Toolstation

Power Tool Deals | Toolstation

Lighting Deals | Toolstation

Landscaping Deals | Toolstation

Painting & Decorating Deals | Toolstation

Car Roof Racks & Roof Bars | Universal Roof Bars | Toolstation

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
Bathrooms Deals \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/deals/bathrooms/c1519	25
Plumbing Deals \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/deals/plumbing/c1531	25
Hand Tools Deals \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/deals/hand-tools/c1524	25
Tapes \| Electrical Tape, Waterproof Tape & Seal Tape \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/adhesives-sealants/tapes/c123	25
Adhesives & Sealants Deals \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/deals/adhesives-sealants/c1517	25
Power Tool Deals \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/deals/power-tools/c1532	25
Lighting Deals \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/deals/lighting/c1529	25
Landscaping Deals \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/deals/landscaping/c1528	25
Painting & Decorating Deals \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/deals/painting-decorating/c1530	25
Car Roof Racks & Roof Bars \| Universal Roof Bars \| Toolstationwww.toolstation.com/automotive/roof-racks/c1011	25

Ensure form controls have labels

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