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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

December 2025

November 2025

Flinders University

Title / URL	Issues
Your Path to Legal Expertise \| Flinders University - Flinders Universitywww.flinders.edu.au/study/law	13
Apply for an honours year - Flinders Universitywww.flinders.edu.au/study/apply/honours	11
Flinders University - Study international - Flinders Universitywww.flinders.edu.au/international	8
Nursing - Flinders Universitywww.flinders.edu.au/international/nursing	8
Study Education in Australia – Flinders University - Flinders Universitywww.flinders.edu.au/international/education	8
Study a Business degree in Australia - Flinders Universitywww.flinders.edu.au/international/business	8
Study a Humanities degree in Australia - Flinders Universitywww.flinders.edu.au/international/humanities	8
Study a Medicine degree in Australia - Flinders Universitywww.flinders.edu.au/international/medicine	8
Study a Psychology degree in Australia - Flinders Universitywww.flinders.edu.au/international/psychology	8
Study Psychology - Flinders University - Flinders Universitywww.flinders.edu.au/study/psychology	7

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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Where this issue has occurred