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KPU Tech Campus | KPU.ca - Kwantlen Polytechnic University

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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

June 2025

May 2025

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

	Title / URL	Issues
	About Kwantlen Polytechnic University \| KPU.ca - Kwantlen Polytechnic Universitywww.kpu.ca/about	1
	Freedom of Informationwww.kpu.ca/ogc/foi	1
	Building KPU Through Applied Researchwww.kpu.ca/research	1
	KPU Admissions \| KPU.ca - Kwantlen Polytechnic Universitywww.kpu.ca/admission	1
	Page not found \| Kwantlen Polytechnic Universitywww.kpu.ca/invented-url-for-404-page	1
	KPU Tech Campus \| KPU.ca - Kwantlen Polytechnic Universitywww.kpu.ca/tech	1
	KPU Langley Campus \| Kwantlen Polytechnic Universitywww.kpu.ca/langley	1
	KPU International \| KPU.ca - Kwantlen Polytechnic Universitywww.kpu.ca/international	1
	KPU Surrey Campus \| Kwantlen Polytechnic Universitywww.kpu.ca/surrey	1
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.kpu.ca/	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

Where this issue has occurred