CSU Budget | CSU

Diversity | CSU

Technology | CSU

Campuses | CSU

Community Partnerships | CSU

Alumni | CSU

Freshman | CSU

News | CSU

Administration | CSU

Faculty & Staff | CSU

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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December 2024

November 2024

California State University

Title / URL	Issues
CSU Budget \| CSUwww.calstate.edu/csu-system/about-the-csu/budget/	2
Diversity \| CSUwww.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/diversity	1
Technology \| CSUwww.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/technology	1
Campuses \| CSUwww.calstate.edu/attend/campuses/Pages/default.aspx	1
Community Partnerships \| CSUwww.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/community	1
Alumni \| CSUwww.calstate.edu/impact-of-the-csu/alumni	1
Freshman \| CSUwww.calstate.edu/attend/freshman/Pages/default.aspx	1
News \| CSUwww.calstate.edu/csu-system/news/Pages/Home.aspx	1
Administration \| CSUwww.calstate.edu/csu-system/administration	1
Faculty & Staff \| CSUwww.calstate.edu/csu-system/faculty-staff	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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