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What to do in Vancouver? Top 10 places to visit | VIA Rail

Discover our train cars and locomotives | VIA Rail

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Contact us | VIA Rail

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

VIA Rail Canada

Title / URL	Issues
Email subscription \| VIA Railwww.viarail.ca/en/newsletter	1
Menu, Food and Drinks on board \| VIA Railwww.viarail.ca/en/plan/onboard-train/meals	1
Plan your trip \| VIA Railwww.viarail.ca/en/plan	1
Frequently asked questions \| VIA Railwww.viarail.ca/en/plan/faq	1
Book our chartered cars for a unique event \| VIA Railwww.viarail.ca/en/plan/chartered-train-cars	1
Request for a VIA Rail Corporate Account \| VIA Railwww.viarail.ca/en/offers/corporate-accounts	1
What to do in Vancouver? Top 10 places to visit \| VIA Railwww.viarail.ca/en/places/visit-vancouver	1
Discover our train cars and locomotives \| VIA Railwww.viarail.ca/en/plan/our-trains	1
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.viarail.ca/en	1
Contact us \| VIA Railwww.viarail.ca/en/contact-us	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

VIA Rail Canada

Where this issue has occurred