Search Courses | Buckinghamshire New University

A great place to work | Buckinghamshire New University

Research and Knowledge Exchange | Buckinghamshire New University

Ofsted | Buckinghamshire New University

Uxbridge Campus | Buckinghamshire New University

Graduation | Buckinghamshire New University

Recruiting our Students | Buckinghamshire New University

Managing your finances | Buckinghamshire New University

Receiving your results | Buckinghamshire New University

Merzia Qahramany - BA (Hons) Fashion Design | Buckinghamshire New University

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

February 2026

January 2026

Buckinghamshire New University

	Title / URL	Issues
	Search Courses \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/search/courses	6
	A great place to work \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/about-us/great-place-work	2
	Research and Knowledge Exchange \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/research	2
	Ofsted \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/about-us/quality-teaching-experience/ofsted	2
	Uxbridge Campus \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/life/our-campuses/uxbridge-campus	2
	Graduation \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/graduation	2
	Recruiting our Students \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/working-business/recruiting-our-students	2
	Managing your finances \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/managing-your-finances	2
	Receiving your results \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/current-students/receiving-your-results	2
	Merzia Qahramany - BA (Hons) Fashion Design \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/MerziaQahramany	2

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Buckinghamshire New University

Where this issue has occurred