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Admissions | University of California, Riverside

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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

October 2025

September 2025

University of California Riverside

	Title / URL	Issues
	Stay Connected \| University of California, Riversidewww.ucr.edu/stay-connected	2
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.ucr.edu/	2
	Arts and Culture \| University of California, Riversidewww.ucr.edu/campus-life/arts-and-culture	2
	Research \| University of California, Riversidewww.ucr.edu/research	2
	Admissions \| University of California, Riversidewww.ucr.edu/admissions	2
	Privacy Statement \| University of California, Riversidewww.ucr.edu/privacy.html	2
	Leadership \| University of California, Riversidewww.ucr.edu/leadership	2
	Centers and Facilities \| University of California, Riversidewww.ucr.edu/research/centers	2
	Campus Life \| University of California, Riversidewww.ucr.edu/campus-life	2
	Visitors \| University of California, Riversidewww.ucr.edu/visitors	2

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

University of California Riverside

Where this issue has occurred