Career Services | Davenport University

Davenport University Campus Life | Student Life College

Admitted students | Davenport University

Davenport University Margaret D. Sneden Digital Library | Davenport University

Davenport University Admissions | Free College Application

Davenport Online Degree Programs | Davenport Global Campus

Bilingual Degree Programs | Davenport University

W.A. Lettinga Campus (Grand Rapids) | Davenport University

Kalamazoo - Kalamazoo Valley Community College | Davenport University

Davenport University Admissions and Financial Aid

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
Career Services \| Davenport Universitywww.davenport.edu/career-services	19
Davenport University Campus Life \| Student Life Collegewww.davenport.edu/campus-life	19
Admitted students \| Davenport Universitywww.davenport.edu/admitted-students	19
Davenport University Margaret D. Sneden Digital Library \| Davenport Universitywww.davenport.edu/Library	19
Davenport University Admissions \| Free College Applicationwww.davenport.edu/apply	19
Davenport Online Degree Programs \| Davenport Global Campuswww.davenport.edu/global	19
Bilingual Degree Programs \| Davenport Universitywww.davenport.edu/casa-latina	19
W.A. Lettinga Campus (Grand Rapids) \| Davenport Universitywww.davenport.edu/wa-lettinga	19
Kalamazoo - Kalamazoo Valley Community College \| Davenport Universitywww.davenport.edu/campuses/kalamazoo	19
Davenport University Admissions and Financial Aidwww.davenport.edu/admissions-aid	19

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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