Law LLB (Hons) | York St John University

York St John University | York St John University

Graphic Design BA (Hons) | York St John University

The Coal Yard | York St John University

British Sign Language | York St John University

Course and study support | York St John University

Fashion Marketing | York St John University

Apply | York St John University

Music BA (Hons) | York St John University

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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

March 2026

February 2026

York St John University

Title / URL	Issues
Law LLB (Hons) \| York St John Universitywww.yorksj.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/law/law-llb-hons/	8
York St John University \| York St John Universitywww.yorksj.ac.uk/	8
Graphic Design BA (Hons) \| York St John Universitywww.yorksj.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/design/graphic-design-ba-hons/	8
The Coal Yard \| York St John Universitywww.yorksj.ac.uk/study/accommodation/the-coal-yard/	4
British Sign Language \| York St John Universitywww.yorksj.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/british-sign-language/	4
Course and study support \| York St John Universitywww.yorksj.ac.uk/study/student-support/course-and-study-support/	4
Fashion Marketing \| York St John Universitywww.yorksj.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/fashion-marketing/	4
Apply \| York St John Universitywww.yorksj.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/research-degrees/apply/	4
Music BA (Hons) \| York St John Universitywww.yorksj.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/music/music-ba-hons/	4
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.yorksj.ac.uk/	4

Fix missing ARIA label IDs

York St John University

Where this issue has occurred