Disability access and inclusion | Port Adelaide Enfield

Elections and wards | Port Adelaide Enfield

Diversity | Port Adelaide Enfield

Rates | Port Adelaide Enfield

Services | Port Adelaide Enfield

Council committees | Port Adelaide Enfield

Registers | Port Adelaide Enfield

Request a service | Port Adelaide Enfield

Agendas and minutes | Port Adelaide Enfield

Work with us | Port Adelaide Enfield

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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February 2026

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City of Port Adelaide Enfield

	Title / URL	Issues
	Disability access and inclusion \| Port Adelaide Enfieldwww.cityofpae.sa.gov.au/about/disability-access-inclusion	11
	Elections and wards \| Port Adelaide Enfieldwww.cityofpae.sa.gov.au/council/elections-wards	11
	Diversity \| Port Adelaide Enfieldwww.cityofpae.sa.gov.au/about/diversity	11
	Rates \| Port Adelaide Enfieldwww.cityofpae.sa.gov.au/about/rates	11
	Services \| Port Adelaide Enfieldwww.cityofpae.sa.gov.au/services	11
	Council committees \| Port Adelaide Enfieldwww.cityofpae.sa.gov.au/council/committees	11
	Registers \| Port Adelaide Enfieldwww.cityofpae.sa.gov.au/council/registers	11
	Request a service \| Port Adelaide Enfieldwww.cityofpae.sa.gov.au/services/request-service	11
	Agendas and minutes \| Port Adelaide Enfieldwww.cityofpae.sa.gov.au/council/agendas-and-minutes	11
	Work with us \| Port Adelaide Enfieldwww.cityofpae.sa.gov.au/about/careers/work-with-us	11

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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