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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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Title / URL	Issues
People & Placeswww.cliffordchance.com/people_and_places.html	30
Peoplewww.cliffordchance.com/people_and_places/people.html?_charset_=UTF-8&fname=&lname=&tags=all&tags=all&office=all&query=&x=0&y=0	30
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.cliffordchance.com/home.html	28
Clifford Chance \| International Law Firm \| Global Law Expertswww.cliffordchance.com/home.html	28
Pariswww.cliffordchance.com/people_and_places/offices/paris.html	26
Houstonwww.cliffordchance.com/people_and_places/offices/houston.html	26
Praguewww.cliffordchance.com/people_and_places/offices/prague.html	26
Client Portalwww.cliffordchance.com/client-portal.html	26
Cross Border Financing Guidewww.cliffordchance.com/client-portal/cbg/cbfg.html	26
Romewww.cliffordchance.com/people_and_places/offices/rome.html	26

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