Human Resources :: California Baptist University

Safety Services :: California Baptist University

Career Center :: California Baptist University

Financial Aid :: California Baptist University

Calendar :: California Baptist University

Programs :: California Baptist University

Admissions :: California Baptist University

California Baptist University

Title IX :: About :: California Baptist University

404 Page Not Found :: California Baptist 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
Human Resources :: California Baptist Universitycalbaptist.edu/human-resources/	4
Safety Services :: California Baptist Universitycalbaptist.edu/safety-services/	4
Career Center :: California Baptist Universitycalbaptist.edu/career-center/	3
Financial Aid :: California Baptist Universitycalbaptist.edu/financial-aid/	2
Calendar :: California Baptist Universitycalbaptist.edu/calendar/	2
Programs :: California Baptist Universitycalbaptist.edu/programs/	2
Admissions :: California Baptist Universitycalbaptist.edu/admissions/	2
California Baptist Universitycalbaptist.edu/	2
Title IX :: About :: California Baptist Universitycalbaptist.edu/about/title-ix/	2
404 Page Not Found :: California Baptist Universitycalbaptist.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	2

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