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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

January 2026

December 2025

American Water Works Company Inc

	Title / URL	Issues
	About Uswww.amwater.com/corp/About-Us/	23
	Feedbackwww.amwater.com/corp/feedback	23
	Privacy Policywww.amwater.com/corp/privacy-policy	23
	American Water Corporate \| We Keep Life Flowingwww.amwater.com/corp/	23
	American Water Partner With Uswww.amwater.com/corp/Partners-Suppliers/Partner-with-Us/	23
	Military Serviceswww.amwater.com/militaryservices	23
	Corporate Infowww.amwater.com/corp/About-Us/Corporate/	23
	Contact Uswww.amwater.com/corp/contact-us	23
	EEOE Information and Accommodation Requestswww.amwater.com/corp/Careers/EEOE-Information-and-Accommodation-Requests	23
	Iowa American Water \| We Keep Life Flowingwww.amwater.com/iaaw/	20

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

American Water Works Company Inc

Where this issue has occurred