Prospective students | Ravensbourne University London

Fashion | Ravensbourne University London

Schools and outreach | Ravensbourne University London

Animation and Games | Ravensbourne University London

Partnerships | Ravensbourne University London

Computing | Ravensbourne University London

Study | Ravensbourne University London

Undergraduate | Ravensbourne University London

MSc Computer Science | Ravensbourne University London

Design | Ravensbourne University London

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

August 2025

July 2025

Ravensbourne University London

	Title / URL	Issues
	Prospective students \| Ravensbourne University Londonwww.ravensbourne.ac.uk/information/prospective-students	6
	Fashion \| Ravensbourne University Londonwww.ravensbourne.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fashion	5
	Schools and outreach \| Ravensbourne University Londonwww.ravensbourne.ac.uk/information/schools-and-outreach	4
	Animation and Games \| Ravensbourne University Londonwww.ravensbourne.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/animation-and-games	3
	Partnerships \| Ravensbourne University Londonwww.ravensbourne.ac.uk/industry/partnerships	3
	Computing \| Ravensbourne University Londonwww.ravensbourne.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/computing	3
	Study \| Ravensbourne University Londonwww.ravensbourne.ac.uk/study	3
	Undergraduate \| Ravensbourne University Londonwww.ravensbourne.ac.uk/study/undergraduate	3
	MSc Computer Science \| Ravensbourne University Londonwww.ravensbourne.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/msc-computer-science	3
	Design \| Ravensbourne University Londonwww.ravensbourne.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/design	3

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Ravensbourne University London

Where this issue has occurred