Ward Boundaries | Alexandrina Council

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Council | Alexandrina Council

Media Releases | Alexandrina Council

Connect | Alexandrina Council

Tenders, Contractors and Suppliers | Alexandrina Council

Council Newsletters | Alexandrina Council

By-Laws | Alexandrina Council

A2040 | Alexandrina Council

Registers | Alexandrina Council

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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April 2025

March 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Ward Boundaries \| Alexandrina Councilwww.alexandrina.sa.gov.au/council/council-members/ward-boundaries	21
Alexandrina Council \| Alexandrina Councilwww.alexandrina.sa.gov.au/	21
Council \| Alexandrina Councilwww.alexandrina.sa.gov.au/council	20
Media Releases \| Alexandrina Councilwww.alexandrina.sa.gov.au/council/news-and-media/media	20
Connect \| Alexandrina Councilwww.alexandrina.sa.gov.au/connect	20
Tenders, Contractors and Suppliers \| Alexandrina Councilwww.alexandrina.sa.gov.au/council/working-with-council/tenders	20
Council Newsletters \| Alexandrina Councilwww.alexandrina.sa.gov.au/council/news-and-media/newsletter	20
By-Laws \| Alexandrina Councilwww.alexandrina.sa.gov.au/council/council-publications/bylaw	20
A2040 \| Alexandrina Councilwww.alexandrina.sa.gov.au/connect/a2040	20
Registers \| Alexandrina Councilwww.alexandrina.sa.gov.au/council/council-publications/registers	20

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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