Registers, Fees and Charges | Light Regional Council

Plans and Strategies | Light Regional Council

Light Regional Council | Light Regional Council

Volunteer With Us | Light Regional Council

Creative Industries | Light Regional Council

Parks, Reserves and Ovals | Light Regional Council

Visitor Information Centre | Light Regional Council

Documents & Forms | Light Regional Council

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
	Registers, Fees and Charges \| Light Regional Councilwww.light.sa.gov.au/yourcouncil/documents-and-forms/registers,-fees-and-charges	31
	Plans and Strategies \| Light Regional Councilwww.light.sa.gov.au/yourcouncil/documents-and-forms/plans-and-strategies	17
	Light Regional Council \| Light Regional Councilwww.light.sa.gov.au/	16
	Volunteer With Us \| Light Regional Councilwww.light.sa.gov.au/discover/visitor-economy-and-visitor-services/volunteer-with-us	15
	Creative Industries \| Light Regional Councilwww.light.sa.gov.au/discover/arts-and-culture/creative-industries	15
	Parks, Reserves and Ovals \| Light Regional Councilwww.light.sa.gov.au/discover/points-of-interest	15
	Visitor Information Centre \| Light Regional Councilwww.light.sa.gov.au/discover/visitor-economy-and-visitor-services/visitor-information-centre	15
	Documents & Forms \| Light Regional Councilwww.light.sa.gov.au/yourcouncil/documents-and-forms	15

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