Study in Australia | La Trobe University

Short Courses Melbourne | La Trobe University

Undergraduate & Postgraduate Packaged Offers | La Trobe University

Courses and degrees at La Trobe University

University Diplomas | La Trobe University

Alumni and Advancement, La Trobe University

University Scholarships in Australia | La Trobe University

Page not found, La Trobe University

Masters & Post Graduate Degrees | La Trobe University

Accommodation , La Trobe 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
Study in Australia \| La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/international	9
Short Courses Melbourne \| La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/courses/short-courses	9
Undergraduate & Postgraduate Packaged Offers \| La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/courses/packages	9
Courses and degrees at La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/courses	9
University Diplomas \| La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/courses/diplomas	9
Alumni and Advancement, La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/alumni	8
University Scholarships in Australia \| La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/study/scholarships	8
Page not found, La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/invented-url-for-404-page	8
Masters & Post Graduate Degrees \| La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/study/postgrad	8
Accommodation , La Trobe Universitywww.latrobe.edu.au/accommodation	8

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