Outreach at Auburn University

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Ceremony Information | Auburn University Commencement

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Government & Economic Development Institute | Auburn University Outreach

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

July 2025

June 2025

Auburn University

	Title / URL	Issues
	Outreach at Auburn Universityauburn.edu/outreach/	7
	Office of Public Service \| Auburn University Outreachauburn.edu/outreach/ops/	4
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingauburn.edu/	3
	Auburn University Homepageauburn.edu/	3
	Ceremony Information \| Auburn University Commencementwww.auburn.edu/academic/provost/commencement/ceremony-information/?ref=kbyg-buttons	1
	Commencement Parking \| Auburn Universitywww.auburn.edu/academic/provost/commencement/parking/?ref=kbyg-buttons	1
	Government & Economic Development Institute \| Auburn University Outreachauburn.edu/outreach/gedi/	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Auburn University

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