Apply Now to FDU | Fairleigh Dickinson University

Strategic Plan - FDU Will Soar | Fairleigh Dickinson University

Community Outreach | Fairleigh Dickinson University

For Faculty and Staff | Fairleigh Dickinson University

History and Mission | Fairleigh Dickinson University

For Students | Fairleigh Dickinson University

Page not found | Fairleigh Dickinson University

What's New | Fairleigh Dickinson University

Calendars | Fairleigh Dickinson University

Program Finder | Fairleigh Dickinson 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

June 2025

May 2025

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Apply Now to FDU \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/admissions/apply-now/	2
	Strategic Plan - FDU Will Soar \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/strategic-planning/	1
	Community Outreach \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/about/community-outreach/	1
	For Faculty and Staff \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/for-faculty-staff/	1
	History and Mission \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/about/history-mission/	1
	For Students \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/for-students/	1
	Page not found \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	1
	What's New \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/whats-new/	1
	Calendars \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/calendar/	1
	Program Finder \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/academics/programs/	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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Where this issue has occurred