Press office | University of Salford

Open Research | Library | University of Salford

Past exam papers | University of Salford

Campus | University of Salford

How to apply | University of Salford

Find resources | University of Salford

International student support | University of Salford

eBooks | University of Salford

Complaints | University of Salford

Archives and Special Collections | University of Salford

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 Salford Manchester

	Title / URL	Issues
	Press office \| University of Salfordwww.salford.ac.uk/press-office	3
	Open Research \| Library \| University of Salfordwww.salford.ac.uk/library/open-research	3
	Past exam papers \| University of Salfordwww.salford.ac.uk/library/find-resources/past-exam-papers	3
	Campus \| University of Salfordwww.salford.ac.uk/campus	3
	How to apply \| University of Salfordwww.salford.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply	3
	Find resources \| University of Salfordwww.salford.ac.uk/library/find-resources	3
	International student support \| University of Salfordwww.salford.ac.uk/skills/support/international-student-support	3
	eBooks \| University of Salfordwww.salford.ac.uk/library/find-resources/ebooks	3
	Complaints \| University of Salfordwww.salford.ac.uk/alumni/complaints	3
	Archives and Special Collections \| University of Salfordwww.salford.ac.uk/library/archives-and-special-collections	3

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

University of Salford Manchester

Where this issue has occurred