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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

June 2025

May 2025

University of North Georgia

	Title / URL	Issues
	Human Resourcesung.edu/human-resources/index.php	12
	Librariesung.edu/libraries/index.php	12
	Testing Centerung.edu/testing/index.php	10
	Online Learning at UNGung.edu/online-learning/index.php	8
	Cost & Aidung.edu/cost-aid/index.php	6
	UNG Graduate Programsung.edu/degrees/graduate/index.php	3
	Degrees & Programsung.edu/degrees/undergraduate.php	3
	Aboutung.edu/about/index.php	2
	Academics at UNGung.edu/academics/index.php	2
	Bookstoreung.edu/auxiliary/bookstore.php	2

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

University of North Georgia

Where this issue has occurred