Dog Rescue, Rehoming & Adoption Bridgend, Wales | Dogs Trust

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Dog Rescue Liverpool, Dog Rehoming & Adoption | Dogs Trust

Dog Rehoming, Rescue & Adoption Basildon, Essex | Dogs Trust

Dog Rescue, Rehoming & Adoption Harefield, London | Dogs Trust

Dog Rescue, Rehoming & Adoption Canterbury, Kent | Dogs Trust

Our rehoming centres | Dogs Trust

Dog Rescue Rehoming & Adoption in Newbury, Berkshire | Dogs Trust

Dog Rescue & Adoption Evesham, Worcestershire | Dogs Trust

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.

list-not-following-semantics

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Title / URL	Issues
Dog Rescue, Rehoming & Adoption Bridgend, Wales \| Dogs Trustwww.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming/our-centres/bridgend	32
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.dogstrust.org.uk/	32
Dog Rescue Liverpool, Dog Rehoming & Adoption \| Dogs Trustwww.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming/our-centres/merseyside	32
Dog Rehoming, Rescue & Adoption Basildon, Essex \| Dogs Trustwww.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming/our-centres/essex	32
Dog Rescue, Rehoming & Adoption Harefield, London \| Dogs Trustwww.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming/our-centres/harefield	32
Dog Rescue, Rehoming & Adoption Canterbury, Kent \| Dogs Trustwww.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming/our-centres/canterbury	32
Our rehoming centres \| Dogs Trustwww.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming/our-centres	32
Dog Rescue Rehoming & Adoption in Newbury, Berkshire \| Dogs Trustwww.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming/our-centres/newbury	32
Dog Rescue & Adoption Evesham, Worcestershire \| Dogs Trustwww.dogstrust.org.uk/rehoming/our-centres/evesham	32

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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