Connect With Us | Chapman University

Student Life | Chapman University

Arts at Chapman University | Chapman University

Visit Chapman | About | Chapman University

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | Chapman University

Page Not Found | Chapman University

Chapman University | A Top Private University in California

Our Faculty | Chapman University

Housing | Chapman University

Academics | Chapman 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
Connect With Us \| Chapman Universitywww.chapman.edu/about/connect/index.aspx	12
Student Life \| Chapman Universitywww.chapman.edu/students/life/index.aspx	12
Arts at Chapman University \| Chapman Universitywww.chapman.edu/arts/index.aspx	11
Visit Chapman \| About \| Chapman Universitywww.chapman.edu/about/visit/index.aspx	9
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion \| Chapman Universitywww.chapman.edu/diversity/index.aspx	9
Page Not Found \| Chapman Universitywww.chapman.edu/page-not-found.aspx	9
Chapman University \| A Top Private University in Californiawww.chapman.edu/	9
Our Faculty \| Chapman Universitywww.chapman.edu/our-faculty/index	9
Housing \| Chapman Universitywww.chapman.edu/housing/index.aspx	9
Academics \| Chapman Universitywww.chapman.edu/academics/index.aspx	9

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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