Shippensburg University - College of Arts & Sciences

Shippensburg University - Student Accounts

Shippensburg University - Tuition & Fees

Shippensburg University - University Accreditation

Shippensburg University - Accepted Students

Shippensburg University - John L. Grove College of Business

Shippensburg University - Student Research

Shippensburg University - Financial Aid

Shippensburg University - Scholarships, Grants and Loans

Shippensburg University - Apply

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

Shippensburg University

	Title / URL	Issues
	Shippensburg University - College of Arts & Scienceswww.ship.edu/academics/cas/	1
	Shippensburg University - Student Accountswww.ship.edu/paying/student-accounts/	1
	Shippensburg University - Tuition & Feeswww.ship.edu/paying/tuition-fees/	1
	Shippensburg University - University Accreditationwww.ship.edu/admissions/accreditation/	1
	Shippensburg University - Accepted Studentswww.ship.edu/admissions/confirm/	1
	Shippensburg University - John L. Grove College of Businesswww.ship.edu/academics/business/	1
	Shippensburg University - Student Researchwww.ship.edu/academics/student-research/	1
	Shippensburg University - Financial Aidwww.ship.edu/paying/financial-aid/	1
	Shippensburg University - Scholarships, Grants and Loanswww.ship.edu/paying/scholarships-loans/	1
	Shippensburg University - Applywww.ship.edu/admissions/apply/	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Shippensburg University

Where this issue has occurred