Community Service | Assumption University

Admissions & Financial Aid | Assumption University

News and Events | Assumption University

Assumption University: Worcester, MA

Undergraduate Studies | Assumption University

Commuters | Assumption University

Student Experience | Assumption University

Living on Campus | Assumption University

Parents and Families | Assumption University

Admitted First-Year Students | Assumption University

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.

list-not-following-semantics

June 2025

May 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Community Service \| Assumption Universitywww.assumption.edu/student-experience/community-service	20
Admissions & Financial Aid \| Assumption Universitywww.assumption.edu/admissions-financial-aid	20
News and Events \| Assumption Universitywww.assumption.edu/news-and-events	20
Assumption University: Worcester, MAwww.assumption.edu/	20
Undergraduate Studies \| Assumption Universitywww.assumption.edu/explore-academics/undergraduate-studies	20
Commuters \| Assumption Universitywww.assumption.edu/student-experience/commuters	20
Student Experience \| Assumption Universitywww.assumption.edu/student-experience	20
Living on Campus \| Assumption Universitywww.assumption.edu/student-experience/living-campus	20
Parents and Families \| Assumption Universitywww.assumption.edu/info/parents-and-families	20
Admitted First-Year Students \| Assumption Universitywww.assumption.edu/info/admitted-first-year-students	20

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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Where this issue has occurred