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

School of Creative and Digital Industries | Buckinghamshire New University

Graduation | Buckinghamshire New University

Gown hire and photography | Buckinghamshire New University

Recruiting our Students | Buckinghamshire New University

Managing your finances | 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

August 2025

July 2025

Buckinghamshire New University

	Title / URL	Issues
	Search Courses \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/search/courses	7
	A great place to work \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/about-us/great-place-work	3
	Research and Knowledge Exchange \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/research	3
	Ofsted \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/about-us/quality-teaching-experience/ofsted	3
	Uxbridge Campus \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/life/our-campuses/uxbridge-campus	3
	School of Creative and Digital Industries \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/school-creative-digital-industries	3
	Graduation \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/graduation	3
	Gown hire and photography \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/graduation/gown-hire-and-photography	3
	Recruiting our Students \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/working-business/recruiting-our-students	3
	Managing your finances \| Buckinghamshire New Universitywww.bucks.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/managing-your-finances	3

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Buckinghamshire New University

Where this issue has occurred