Error 404 -- Page Not Found | Bryn Mawr College

Mission | Bryn Mawr College

Graduate School of Arts and Sciences | Bryn Mawr College

Meet the Faculty | Bryn Mawr College

Visit Bryn Mawr | Bryn Mawr College

Combined Degrees | Bryn Mawr College

Student Support | Bryn Mawr College

Student Life | Bryn Mawr College

Owls Fest | Bryn Mawr College

Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research | Bryn Mawr College

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
Error 404 -- Page Not Found \| Bryn Mawr Collegewww.brynmawr.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	6
Mission \| Bryn Mawr Collegewww.brynmawr.edu/about-college/mission	6
Graduate School of Arts and Sciences \| Bryn Mawr Collegewww.brynmawr.edu/gsas	6
Meet the Faculty \| Bryn Mawr Collegewww.brynmawr.edu/academics/meet-faculty	6
Visit Bryn Mawr \| Bryn Mawr Collegewww.brynmawr.edu/admissions-aid/visit-bryn-mawr	6
Combined Degrees \| Bryn Mawr Collegewww.brynmawr.edu/academics/combined-degrees	6
Student Support \| Bryn Mawr Collegewww.brynmawr.edu/student-life/student-support	6
Student Life \| Bryn Mawr Collegewww.brynmawr.edu/student-life	6
Owls Fest \| Bryn Mawr Collegewww.brynmawr.edu/student-life/owls-fest	6
Graduate School of Social Work and Social Research \| Bryn Mawr Collegewww.brynmawr.edu/socialwork	6

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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