DCU Global | Dublin City University

Centre for Talented Youth, Ireland | Dublin City University | Centre for Talented Youth, Ireland

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Courses at DCU | Dublin City University |

DCU Placement | Dublin City University

DCU Sport | Dublin City University | DCU Sport

Student Support & Development | Dublin City University | Student Support & Development

Age Friendly University | Dublin City University | Age Friendly University

DCU Campus Store | Dublin City University

Student Health Service | Dublin City University | Student Health Service

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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June 2024

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Dublin City University

Title / URL	Issues
DCU Global \| Dublin City Universitywww.dcu.ie/global	1
Centre for Talented Youth, Ireland \| Dublin City University \| Centre for Talented Youth, Irelandwww.dcu.ie/ctyi	1
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.dcu.ie/	1
Courses at DCU \| Dublin City University \|www.dcu.ie/courses	1
DCU Placement \| Dublin City Universitywww.dcu.ie/placement	1
DCU Sport \| Dublin City University \| DCU Sportwww.dcu.ie/dcusport	1
Student Support & Development \| Dublin City University \| Student Support & Developmentwww.dcu.ie/students	1
Age Friendly University \| Dublin City University \| Age Friendly Universitywww.dcu.ie/agefriendly	1
DCU Campus Store \| Dublin City Universitywww.dcu.ie/campusstore	1
Student Health Service \| Dublin City University \| Student Health Servicewww.dcu.ie/health	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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Where this issue has occurred