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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

July 2025

June 2025

Whatcom Educational Credit Union

	Title / URL	Issues
	WECU \| Financial Calculators \| Helpful Tools & Resourceswww.wecu.com/calculators/	1
	Contact WECUwww.wecu.com/contact-us/	1
	Learn \| WECUwww.wecu.com/learn/	1
	Home Loans \| Competitive Rates and Flexible Terms \| WECUwww.wecu.com/homeloans/	1
	Error Page - WECUwww.wecu.com/invented-url-for-404-page	1
	About Us \| WECUwww.wecu.com/about/	1
	Careers \| WECUwww.wecu.com/careers/	1
	Deposit Interest Rates \| WECUwww.wecu.com/rates/	1
	Leadership \| WECUwww.wecu.com/leadership/	1
	WECU \| Not-for-Profit Credit Union \| Banking & Loanswww.wecu.com/	1

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

Whatcom Educational Credit Union

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