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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

February 2026

January 2026

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	Scuderia Ferrari \| IBMwww.ibm.com/case-studies/scuderia-ferrari?lnk=hpcs1us	10
	Contact IBM Privacywww.ibm.com/privacy/requests/contact/us-en	8
	UFC \| IBMwww.ibm.com/case-studies/ufc?lnk=hpcs4us	4
	IBM Case Studieswww.ibm.com/case-studies?lnk=hprc3us	4
	IBM Enterprise Security Program \| Trust centerwww.ibm.com/trust/security	3
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.ibm.com/us-en	3
	Applicant Data Privacy - IBM Careerswww.ibm.com/careers/applicant-data-privacy	3
	IBM Heritage \| IBMwww.ibm.com/history?lnk=hpii1us	3
	Business Consulting Services \| IBMwww.ibm.com/consulting?lnk=hpfp9us	3

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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