Search | One Manchester

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Strategies | One Manchester

Grey Mare Lane | One Manchester

Our leadership | One Manchester

Contact us | One Manchester

Rent to Buy | One Manchester

Accessibility | One Manchester

Food banks and community grocers | One Manchester

More than just a landlord | One Manchester

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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August 2025

July 2025

City South Manchester Housing Trust Limited

Title / URL	Issues
Search \| One Manchesterwww.onemanchester.co.uk/help	2
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.onemanchester.co.uk/	1
Strategies \| One Manchesterwww.onemanchester.co.uk/strategies	1
Grey Mare Lane \| One Manchesterwww.onemanchester.co.uk/grey-mare-lane	1
Our leadership \| One Manchesterwww.onemanchester.co.uk/about-us/our-leadership	1
Contact us \| One Manchesterwww.onemanchester.co.uk/contact-us	1
Rent to Buy \| One Manchesterwww.onemanchester.co.uk/find-a-home/rent-to-buy	1
Accessibility \| One Manchesterwww.onemanchester.co.uk/accessibility	1
Food banks and community grocers \| One Manchesterwww.onemanchester.co.uk/advice-support/foodbanks	1
More than just a landlord \| One Manchesterwww.onemanchester.co.uk/	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

City South Manchester Housing Trust Limited

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