Academics - Johnson University

About - Johnson University

Page not found - Johnson University

Location - Johnson University

Library - Johnson University

Registrar - Johnson University

Johnson University - A Christian University in Knoxville, Tennessee

Donate - Johnson University

Minors - Johnson University

Athletics - Johnson University

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
Academics - Johnson Universityjohnsonu.edu/academics/	12
About - Johnson Universityjohnsonu.edu/about/	12
Page not found - Johnson Universityjohnsonu.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	12
Location - Johnson Universityjohnsonu.edu/about/locations/	12
Library - Johnson Universityjohnsonu.edu/library/	12
Registrar - Johnson Universityjohnsonu.edu/registrar/	12
Johnson University - A Christian University in Knoxville, Tennesseejohnsonu.edu/	12
Donate - Johnson Universityjohnsonu.edu/donate/	12
Minors - Johnson Universityjohnsonu.edu/academics/minors/	12
Athletics - Johnson Universityjohnsonu.edu/athletics/	12

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