Om Åbo Akademi | Åbo Akademi

Åbo Akademista | Åbo Akademi

IT-hjälp | Åbo Akademi

Snapchat vid Åbo Akademi | Åbo Akademi

Ajankohtaista | Åbo Akademi

Dataskydd vid Åbo Akademi | Åbo Akademi

Studera hos oss | Åbo Akademi

Har du studerat vid Åbo Akademi? | Åbo Akademi

Åbo Akademis bibliotek (biblioteket) | Åbo Akademi

Åbo Akademin kirjasto | Åbo Akademi

When specifying accessible names via `aria-labelledby`, ensure that the 
label elements exist.

## Explanation

Accessible names are required for many parts of a page, including form controls.
One way to accomplish this is to use `aria-labelledby` to specify the ID or IDs of 
other elements which contain a label. For example:

```html
<h2 id="dialog-labell">Important message!</h2>
<dialog aria-labelledby="dialog-label">
```

In this example, the `aria-labelledby` for the `<dialog>` points to an ID of `dialog-label`,
which doesn't exist. The heading it refers to instead has an ID of `dialog-labell`, presumably 
a typo.

## Why this matters

It isn't usually clear when an accessible name is broken, even during user testing.

This check helps to identify where an element clearly intended to have a label, but
that label is missing.

When a label is broken, it may be impossible for a user of assistive technologies
to understand what that element does.

missing-aria-labelled-by

March 2026

February 2026

Åbo Akademi University

Title / URL	Issues
Om Åbo Akademi \| Åbo Akademiwww.abo.fi/om-abo-akademi/	5
Åbo Akademista \| Åbo Akademiwww.abo.fi/fi/abo-akademista/	5
IT-hjälp \| Åbo Akademiwww.abo.fi/om-abo-akademi/it-hjalp/	3
Snapchat vid Åbo Akademi \| Åbo Akademiwww.abo.fi/snapchat/	3
Ajankohtaista \| Åbo Akademiwww.abo.fi/fi/ajankohtaista/	3
Dataskydd vid Åbo Akademi \| Åbo Akademiwww.abo.fi/dataskydd/	3
Studera hos oss \| Åbo Akademiwww.abo.fi/studera-hos-oss/	3
Har du studerat vid Åbo Akademi? \| Åbo Akademiwww.abo.fi/samverkan/alumner/	3
Åbo Akademis bibliotek (biblioteket) \| Åbo Akademiwww.abo.fi/biblioteket/	3
Åbo Akademin kirjasto \| Åbo Akademiwww.abo.fi/fi/kirjasto/	3

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Åbo Akademi University

Where this issue has occurred