Visit LWU

Undergraduate

ISP homepage

Katie Murrell Library

404 Page Not Found

Lindsey Wilson University Student Emma Couch Broadens Her Academic Horizons in Europe

Admissions

Dining Services

LWU Bookstore

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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Visit LWUwww.lindsey.edu/admissions/visit-LWC.cfm	55
Undergraduatewww.lindsey.edu/admissions/Undergraduate.cfm	46
ISP homepagewww.lindsey.edu/admissions/ISP-homepage.cfm	36
Katie Murrell Librarywww.lindsey.edu/about-lwc/library.cfm	36
404 Page Not Foundwww.lindsey.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	36
Lindsey Wilson University Student Emma Couch Broadens Her Academic Horizons in Europewww.lindsey.edu/news/story.cfm?id=1421	36
directorywww.lindsey.edu/directory/	36
Admissionswww.lindsey.edu/admissions/	36
Dining Serviceswww.lindsey.edu/about-lwc/Dining-Center.cfm	36
LWU Bookstorewww.lindsey.edu/about-lwc/Bookstore.cfm	36

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