First time visit: View without clicking anything

Page not found - ASH

Local Toolkit - ASH

Webinars - ASH

Youth vaping: the facts - ASH

Action on Smoking and Health - ASH

Reports - ASH

Key topics - ASH

Who we work with - ASH

Campaigns - ASH

Lists (e.g., `<ul>` or `<ol>`) should only contain list items (`<li>`) as a direct descendant 
to ensure that screen readers can accurately report the amount of items contained in the list. 

## Example

In the following example, some screen readers would say this list has two items, instead of 
four: 

```html
<ul>
    <div class="some_class">
        <li>Example 1</li>
    </div>
    <div class="some_other_class">
        <li>Example 2</li>
        <li>Example 3</li>
        <li>Example 4</li>
    </div>
</ul>
```

To fix this, you would need to remove the `<div class="some_class">` and 
`<div class="some_other_class>` elements and ensure only `<li>` list items remain.

## Further reading

The [formal specification for the list element](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTML/Element/ul)
shows what is and is not permitted inside an `<ul>` and `<ol>`.

See [Technique H88](https://www.w3.org/TR/WCAG20-TECHS/H88.html) for more information.

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December 2025

November 2025

Action on Smoking and Health (ASH)

Title / URL	Issues
First time visit: View without clicking anythingash.org.uk/	2
Page not found - ASHash.org.uk/invented-url-for-404-page	2
Local Toolkit - ASHash.org.uk/for-professionals/local-toolkit	2
Webinars - ASHash.org.uk/publications/webinars	2
Youth vaping: the facts - ASHash.org.uk/key-topics/youth-vaping	2
Action on Smoking and Health - ASHash.org.uk/	2
Reports - ASHash.org.uk/publications/reports	2
Key topics - ASHash.org.uk/key-topics	2
Who we work with - ASHash.org.uk/about/who-we-work-with	2
Campaigns - ASHash.org.uk/campaigns	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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