Students

Library

How to apply

My courses

Access programs

Associate degrees

Study online

Find a course

Double degrees

Fees and scholarships

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

October 2025

September 2025

Deakin University

	Title / URL	Issues
	Studentswww.deakin.edu.au/students	24
	Librarywww.deakin.edu.au/library	21
	How to applywww.deakin.edu.au/indigenous-students/study/how-to-apply	13
	My courseswww.deakin.edu.au/my-courses	13
	Access programswww.deakin.edu.au/study/access-programs	13
	Associate degreeswww.deakin.edu.au/study/entry-pathways/associate-degrees	13
	Study onlinewww.deakin.edu.au/study/study-online	13
	Find a coursewww.deakin.edu.au/study/find-a-course	13
	Double degreeswww.deakin.edu.au/study/find-a-course/double-degrees	13
	Fees and scholarshipswww.deakin.edu.au/study/fees-and-scholarships	13

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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