What is the Watchlist? | iPlayer help

Accessibility | iPlayer help

Why is the ENTER/OK button not working on Nvidia Shield Android TV devices? | iPlayer help

What is the beta programme for BBC iPlayer on connected TVs and games consoles? | iPlayer help

iPlayer help and FAQs | iPlayer help

Watching outside the UK | iPlayer help

What are the playback controls for BBC iPlayer on TV? | iPlayer help

Signing in | iPlayer help

Need more help? | iPlayer help

First time visit: View without clicking anything

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

May 2025

April 2025

Title / URL	Issues
What is the Watchlist? \| iPlayer helpwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/features/watchlist	1
Accessibility \| iPlayer helpwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/accessibility	1
Why is the ENTER/OK button not working on Nvidia Shield Android TV devices? \| iPlayer helpwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/issues/nvidia-shield-enterok	1
What is the beta programme for BBC iPlayer on connected TVs and games consoles? \| iPlayer helpwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/features/tv-beta	1
iPlayer help and FAQs \| iPlayer helpwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/	1
Watching outside the UK \| iPlayer helpwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/watching-outside-the-uk	1
What are the playback controls for BBC iPlayer on TV? \| iPlayer helpwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/features/tv-controls	1
Signing in \| iPlayer helpwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/signing-in	1
Need more help? \| iPlayer helpwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/help/questions/need-more-help	1
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.bbc.co.uk/iplayer	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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