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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

July 2025

June 2025

Kentucky Community and Technical College System

	Title / URL	Issues
	Current Students \| KCTCSkctcs.edu/current-students/index.aspx	1
	Home \| KCTCSkctcs.edu/index.aspx	1
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingkctcs.edu/	1
	Home \| KCTCSkctcs.edu/	1
	Our Colleges \| KCTCSkctcs.edu/our-colleges/	1
	Current Students \| KCTCSkctcs.edu/current-students/	1
	Education First Employers \| KCTCSkctcs.edu/efe/index.aspx	1
	Contact Us \| KCTCSkctcs.edu/contact-us.aspx	1
	Faculty & Staff Directory \| KCTCSkctcs.edu/faculty-staff-directory.aspx	1
	Giving \| KCTCSkctcs.edu/giving/	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Kentucky Community and Technical College System

Where this issue has occurred