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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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Canadian Nuclear Safety Commission

Title / URL	Issues
News Roomwww.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/resources/news-room/	2
Organizationwww.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/about-us/organization/	2
Our Missionwww.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/about-us/our-mission/	2
CNSC Expertswww.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/about-us/our-experts/	2
Site Mapwww.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/about-us/site-map/	2
Nuclear power plantswww.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/reactors/power-plants/	2
History of the Canadian Nuclear Safety Commissionwww.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/about-us/history/	2
The Commissionwww.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/the-commission/	2
Publicationswww.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/resources/publications/	2
Transparencywww.cnsc-ccsn.gc.ca/eng/transparency/	1

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