Center for International Programs | Troy University

Student Complaints | Troy University

Give

TROY Online | Troy University

Academic Calendar | Troy University

Read Our Disclaimer | Troy University

Community & Outreach | Troy University

About Us | Troy University

Academic Catalogs | Troy University

Tours | Troy University

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

January 2025

December 2024

Troy University

Title / URL	Issues
Center for International Programs \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/international/index.html	1
Student Complaints \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/student-complaints.html	1
Givewww.troy.edu/give/index.html	1
TROY Online \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/online/index.html	1
Academic Calendar \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/academics/calendar.html	1
Read Our Disclaimer \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/disclaimer.html	1
Community & Outreach \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/community-outreach/index.html	1
About Us \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/about-us/index.html	1
Academic Catalogs \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/academics/catalogs/index.html	1
Tours \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/applications-admissions/visit.html	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Troy University

Where this issue has occurred