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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

September 2024

August 2024

Union College NY

Title / URL	Issues
Schaffer Library \| Union Collegewww.union.edu/schaffer-library	10
Make Union Yours \| Union Collegewww.union.edu/make-union-yours	10
Union News & Events \| Union Collegewww.union.edu/news	8
Academics \| Union Collegewww.union.edu/academic	5
Connect with Us \| Admissions \| Union Collegewww.union.edu/admissions/staff	4
Student Life \| Union Collegewww.union.edu/student-life	4
Our campus \| Union Collegewww.union.edu/about/campus	3
Undergraduate Research \| Union Collegewww.union.edu/academic/research	3
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.union.edu/	2
Page "NOTT" Found \| Union Collegewww.union.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	2

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Union College NY

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