Prepared for crises

Health and care

News archive

Young people

Waste and recycling

Families and children

School and education

Sustainability

Work and unemployment

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
Prepared for criseswww.kolding.dk/borger/forberedt-paa-kriser	16
Health and carewww.kolding.dk/borger/sundhed-og-omsorg	16
News archivewww.kolding.dk/om-kommunen/nyhedsarkiv	16
Young peoplewww.kolding.dk/borger/unge	16
Waste and recyclingwww.kolding.dk/erhverv/affald-og-genbrug	16
Families and childrenwww.kolding.dk/borger/familier-og-boern	16
School and educationwww.kolding.dk/borger/skole-og-uddannelse	16
Waste and recyclingwww.kolding.dk/borger/affald-og-genbrug	16
Sustainabilitywww.kolding.dk/borger/baeredygtighed	16
Work and unemploymentwww.kolding.dk/borger/arbejde-og-ledighed	16

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