Caterpillar | Company | About Caterpillar

Caterpillar | 404 Error | Page not Found

Caterpillar | Caterpillar Inc

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Caterpillar | Leadership | Management Team | Governance & Organizational Structure

Caterpillar | Code of Conduct | Caterpillar Values in Action

Caterpillar | Sustainability: Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance

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
	Caterpillar \| Company \| About Caterpillarwww.caterpillar.com/en/company.html	25
	Caterpillar \| 404 Error \| Page not Foundwww.caterpillar.com/invented-url-for-404-page	19
	Caterpillar \| Caterpillar Incwww.caterpillar.com/en.html	15
	First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.caterpillar.com/	15
	Caterpillar \| Caterpillar Incwww.caterpillar.com/	15
	Caterpillar \| Leadership \| Management Team \| Governance & Organizational Structurewww.caterpillar.com/en/company/governance.html	13
	Caterpillar \| Caterpillar Incwww.caterpillar.com/pt.html	11
	Caterpillar \| Code of Conduct \| Caterpillar Values in Actionwww.caterpillar.com/en/company/code-of-conduct.html	5
	Caterpillar \| Sustainability: Environmental, Social & Corporate Governancewww.caterpillar.com/en/company/sustainability.html	5
	Caterpillar \| Caterpillar Incwww.caterpillar.com/it.html	3

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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