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Current Undergraduate Students | John Carroll University

Undergraduate Admission | John Carroll 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

December 2025

November 2025

John Carroll University

	Title / URL	Issues
	Student Experience \| John Carroll Universitywww.jcu.edu/student-experience/	6
	Traditions \| John Carroll Universitywww.jcu.edu/about/traditions/	3
	Mission, Vision & Core Values \| John Carroll Universitywww.jcu.edu/about/mission-vision-core-values	2
	Web Accessibility \| John Carroll Universitywww.jcu.edu/forms/web-accessibility	1
	Apply \| John Carroll Universitywww.jcu.edu/admission-aid/apply	1
	Current Undergraduate Students \| John Carroll Universitywww.jcu.edu/_audience/current-students	1
	Undergraduate Admission \| John Carroll Universitywww.jcu.edu/admission-aid/undergraduate/	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

John Carroll University

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