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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

November 2025

October 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
OEM Security Software \| Seamless Integration for OEM Partners \| Sophos Data Protectionwww.sophos.com/en-us/oem	2
Phishing Attack Employee Training \| Sophos Phish Threatwww.sophos.com/en-us/products/phish-threat	2
Sophos Company Profile, Locations, Security Training Events and Webinarswww.sophos.com/en-us/company	2
Sophos Cloud Optix: Cloud Security Posture Managementwww.sophos.com/en-us/products/cloud-optix	2
Sophos Partners: Resellers, OEM & System Integrationwww.sophos.com/en-us/partners	2
Sophos Email: Advanced Phishing & Cloud Email Securitywww.sophos.com/en-us/products/sophos-email	2
Sophos Solutions: Next-Gen Cybersecurity Deliveredwww.sophos.com/en-us/solutions	2
Sophos Wireless: High Performance Wireless Securitywww.sophos.com/en-us/products/secure-wifi	2
Sophos Support: +1 833-886-6005www.sophos.com/en-us/support	2
Case Studies \| Sophoswww.sophos.com/en-us/company/case-studies	2

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

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