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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

October 2025

September 2025

Saint Anselm College

	Title / URL	Issues
	After Saint Anselmwww.anselm.edu/after-saint-anselm	32
	Anselmian Hubwww.anselm.edu/about/anselmian-hub	23
	Office of Partnershipswww.anselm.edu/about/offices-centers-institutes/finance-administration/office-partnerships	22
	Prospective Studentswww.anselm.edu/about/information/prospective-students	20
	Campus Lifewww.anselm.edu/campus-life	19
	Homepage \| Saint Anselm Collegewww.anselm.edu/	16
	Faculty & Staffwww.anselm.edu/about/information/faculty-staff	15
	Nursingwww.anselm.edu/about/nursing	13
	Traditionswww.anselm.edu/campus-life/traditions	11
	Current Studentswww.anselm.edu/about/information/current-students	10

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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Where this issue has occurred