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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

January 2025

December 2024

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Title / URL	Issues
Apply Now to FDU \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/admissions/apply-now/	2
Admissions \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/admissions/	2
Freshman/First-Year Admissions \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/admissions/freshman/	2
Strategic Plan - FDU Will Soar \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/strategic-planning/	1
Program Finder \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/academics/programs/	1
For Faculty and Staff \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/for-faculty-staff/	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
For Families \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/for-families/	1
What's New \| Fairleigh Dickinson Universitywww.fdu.edu/whats-new/	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Fairleigh Dickinson University

Where this issue has occurred