Notable alumni - Alumni - University of Bradford

Blogs - University of Bradford

Study our MBA - Study with us - University of Bradford

Faculty of Life Sciences - University of Bradford

Library - University of Bradford

Unique Fitness, Bradford

Student profiles - Postgraduate - University of Bradford

Jobs - Human Resources - University of Bradford

Research and Business - Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies - University of Bradford

How to apply - Undergraduate - University of Bradford

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 2025

August 2025

University of Bradford

	Title / URL	Issues
	Notable alumni - Alumni - University of Bradfordwww.bradford.ac.uk/alumni/notable-alumni/	5
	Blogs - University of Bradfordwww.bradford.ac.uk/blogs/	3
	Study our MBA - Study with us - University of Bradfordwww.bradford.ac.uk/management/study/our-mba/	3
	Faculty of Life Sciences - University of Bradfordwww.bradford.ac.uk/life-sciences/	2
	Library - University of Bradfordwww.bradford.ac.uk/library/	2
	Unique Fitness, Bradfordwww.bradford.ac.uk/unique/	1
	Student profiles - Postgraduate - University of Bradfordwww.bradford.ac.uk/postgraduate/profiles/	1
	Jobs - Human Resources - University of Bradfordwww.bradford.ac.uk/human-resources/jobs/	1
	Research and Business - Faculty of Engineering & Digital Technologies - University of Bradfordwww.bradford.ac.uk/ei/research-and-business/	1
	How to apply - Undergraduate - University of Bradfordwww.bradford.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

University of Bradford

Where this issue has occurred