#LetHerGrow | Edelman

The Call of Cats | Edelman

Edelman's Gen Z Lab | Edelman

Street Code | Edelman

INKmaginary Toys | Edelman

Edelman.AI    | Edelman

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Action Builds Community | Edelman

KFCero Waste | Edelman

Insights | Edelman

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
#LetHerGrow \| Edelmanwww.edelman.com/work/dove-lethergrow	2
The Call of Cats \| Edelmanwww.edelman.com/work/petgugu-call-cats	2
Edelman's Gen Z Lab \| Edelmanwww.edelman.com/future-consumer	2
Street Code \| Edelmanwww.edelman.com/work/hp-street-code	2
INKmaginary Toys \| Edelmanwww.edelman.com/work/inkmaginary-toys	2
Edelman.AI    \| Edelmanwww.edelman.com/expertise/ai	2
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.edelman.com/	2
Action Builds Community \| Edelmanwww.edelman.com/about-us/citizenship	2
KFCero Waste \| Edelmanwww.edelman.com/work/kfc-kfcero-waste	2
Insights \| Edelmanwww.edelman.com/insights	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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