IC Resources | Ithaca College

Standing Room Only | Ithaca College

Accessibility Guide | Ithaca College

Forewords | Ithaca College

Giving | Ithaca College

Ithaca Forever | Ithaca College

Tuition & Financial Aid | Ithaca College

Academics | Ithaca College

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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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Title / URL	Issues
IC Resources \| Ithaca Collegewww.ithaca.edu/resources	2
Standing Room Only \| Ithaca Collegewww.ithaca.edu/news/standing-room-only	2
Accessibility Guide \| Ithaca Collegewww.ithaca.edu/accessibility-guide	2
Forewords \| Ithaca Collegewww.ithaca.edu/forewords	2
Giving \| Ithaca Collegewww.ithaca.edu/giving	2
Ithaca Forever \| Ithaca Collegewww.ithaca.edu/ithaca-forever	2
Tuition & Financial Aid \| Ithaca Collegewww.ithaca.edu/tuition-financial-aid	2
Academics \| Ithaca Collegewww.ithaca.edu/academics	2
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.ithaca.edu/	2
Ithaca College \| Tops in Undergraduate Teachingwww.ithaca.edu/	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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