The University of Vermont

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Areas of Study | Undergraduate Admissions | The University of Vermont

Campus Life | | The University of Vermont

Research | | The University of Vermont

About UVM | | The University of Vermont

Commencement | The University of Vermont

Academics | | The University of Vermont

Undergraduate Admissions | The University of Vermont

Admissions | | The University of Vermont

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

January 2025

December 2024

University of Vermont

Title / URL	Issues
The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/	4
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.uvm.edu/	4
Areas of Study \| Undergraduate Admissions \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/admissions/undergraduate/areas-study	1
Campus Life \| \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/campus-life	1
Research \| \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/research	1
About UVM \| \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/about-uvm	1
Commencement \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/commencement	1
Academics \| \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/academics	1
Undergraduate Admissions \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/admissions/undergraduate	1
Admissions \| \| The University of Vermontwww.uvm.edu/admissions	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

University of Vermont

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