About Bryant | Bryant University

International | Bryant University

College of Arts and Sciences | Bryant University

Don't panic but you've come to a broken link | Bryant University

Giving to Bryant | Bryant University

Graduate Deadlines | Bryant University

Academic Center for Excellence | Bryant University

Athletics | Bryant University

Visit Campus | Bryant University

Honors Program | Bryant 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.

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Title / URL	Issues
About Bryant \| Bryant Universitywww.bryant.edu/about-bryant	1
International \| Bryant Universitywww.bryant.edu/international	1
College of Arts and Sciences \| Bryant Universitywww.bryant.edu/academics/college-arts-and-sciences	1
Don't panic but you've come to a broken link \| Bryant Universitywww.bryant.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	1
Giving to Bryant \| Bryant Universitywww.bryant.edu/giving-bryant	1
Graduate Deadlines \| Bryant Universitywww.bryant.edu/admission-bryant/graduate-deadlines	1
Academic Center for Excellence \| Bryant Universitywww.bryant.edu/academics/academic-center-excellence	1
Athletics \| Bryant Universitywww.bryant.edu/athletics	1
Visit Campus \| Bryant Universitywww.bryant.edu/admission-bryant/visit-campus	1
Honors Program \| Bryant Universitywww.bryant.edu/academics/honors-program	1

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