Scholarships | Troy University

Calendar of Events | Troy University

TROY Online | Troy University

Academic Calendar | Troy University

Center for International Programs | Troy University

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Veterans and Families| Troy University

Academic Catalogs | Troy University

About Us | Troy University

Colleges & Schools | 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

December 2025

November 2025

Troy University

Title / URL	Issues
Scholarships \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/scholarships-costs-aid/scholarships/	2
Calendar of Events \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/calendar.html	1
TROY Online \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/online/index.html	1
Academic Calendar \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/academics/calendar.html	1
Center for International Programs \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/international/index.html	1
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.troy.edu/	1
Veterans and Families\| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/military-veterans/veterans.html	1
Academic Catalogs \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/academics/catalogs/index.html	1
About Us \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/about-us/index.html	1
Colleges & Schools \| Troy Universitywww.troy.edu/academics/colleges-schools/index.html	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Troy University

Where this issue has occurred