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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 Pittsburgh

Title / URL	Issues
Page Not Found \| University of Pittsburghwww.pitt.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	5
Languages \| University of Pittsburghwww.pitt.edu/global/languages	5
Privacy Policy \| University of Pittsburghwww.pitt.edu/privacy-policy	5
Consumer Information \| University of Pittsburghwww.pitt.edu/about/general-info	5
Contact \| University of Pittsburghwww.pitt.edu/about/contact	5
Values, Mission & Vision \| University of Pittsburghwww.pitt.edu/values-mission-vision	5
Administrative and Business Offices \| University of Pittsburghwww.pitt.edu/about/administration	5
The Pittsburgh Campus \| University of Pittsburghwww.pitt.edu/about/pittsburgh-campus	5
Regional Campuses \| University of Pittsburghwww.pitt.edu/about/regional-campuses	5
Home \| University of Pittsburghwww.pitt.edu/	4

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

University of Pittsburgh

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