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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

April 2025

March 2025

Heart of Medway Housing Association Ltd

Title / URL	Issues
newsletter-signupwww.mhs.org.uk/newsletter-signup/	4
Cookie policy \| mhs homesmhs.org.uk/cookies-on-mhsorguk/	4
Get involved \| mhs homeswww.mhs.org.uk/existing-customer/get-involved/	2
newsletterwww.mhs.org.uk/existing-customer/newsletter/	2
News \| mhs homeswww.mhs.org.uk/about-us/news/	2
Privacy Notice \| mhs homeswww.mhs.org.uk/legal/privacy-notice/	2
Contact us \| mhs homeswww.mhs.org.uk/about-us/contact-us/	2
Work for us \| mhs homeswww.mhs.org.uk/about-us/work-for-us/	2
Rent a garage \| mhs homeswww.mhs.org.uk/find-your-home/rent-a-garage/	2
Who we are \| mhs homeswww.mhs.org.uk/about-us/who-we-are/	2

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Heart of Medway Housing Association Ltd

Where this issue has occurred