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When using accessible descriptions (`aria-describedby`), ensure that the 
descriptions exist.

## Explanation

ARIA descriptions are commonly used to add supplementary information to 
elements in a page, especially form controls. For example:

```html
<input type="email" aria-describedby="email-help">
<p id="email-helpp">Enter your work email address</p>
```

In this example, the `aria-describedby` for the field points to an ID of `email-help`,
which doesn't exist. The paragraph it refers to instead has an ID of `email-helpp`, presumably 
a typo.

## Why this matters

It isn't usually clear when an accessible description is broken, even during user testing.

This check helps to identify where an element clearly intended to have a description, but
that description is missing.

When a description is broken, key information about that element may be omitted from 
assistive technologies.

missing-aria-described-by

August 2025

July 2025

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	Title / URL	Issues
	Create new possibilities with Pearson. Start learning today.www.pearson.com/en-us.html	2
	Pearson Global \| Pearson Languageswww.pearson.com/pearson-languages.html	2
	For Work \| Pearsonwww.pearson.com/work.html	2
	Pearson Revise: Get Ready for Your GCSE Exams with Expert Helpwww.pearson.com/en-gb/schools/secondary/parents-learners/revision/gcse-revision/pearson-revise.html	2
	For College \| Pearsonwww.pearson.com/higher-education.html	2
	Pearson Global \| Schoolswww.pearson.com/schools.html	2
	Explore Pearson \| Pearson UKwww.pearson.com/en-gb/explore-pearson.html	2
	Delivering Outcomes that Matter to Learners \| Efficacywww.pearson.com/efficacy.html	2
	Educators \| Pearson UKwww.pearson.com/en-gb/schools/educators.html	2
	Assessments and qualificationswww.pearson.com/assessments-qualifications.html	2

Fix missing ARIA description IDs

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