Your home and housing | Independent Age

Renting from a private landlord | Independent Age

Your care | Independent Age

Our grant-making | Independent Age

Donate to Independent Age

Make ageing fair | Independent Age

About us | Independent Age

News and media | Independent Age

Careers at Independent Age

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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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December 2025

November 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Your home and housing \| Independent Agewww.independentage.org/get-advice/housing	12
Renting from a private landlord \| Independent Agewww.independentage.org/renting-privately	12
Your care \| Independent Agewww.independentage.org/get-advice/care	12
Our grant-making \| Independent Agewww.independentage.org/grant-making	10
Donate to Independent Agewww.independentage.org/donate	10
Make ageing fair \| Independent Agewww.independentage.org/make-ageing-fair	10
About us \| Independent Agewww.independentage.org/about	10
News and media \| Independent Agewww.independentage.org/news-media	10
Careers at Independent Agewww.independentage.org/about-us/careers	10
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.independentage.org/	10

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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