Colleges | Manchester University

Manchester University Office Directory | Manchester University

Academics | Manchester University

Funderburg Library | Manchester University

Manchester University | About Manchester

Manchester University | About Manchester - History

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Student Life - New Student Resources | Manchester University

Student Life | Manchester 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
Colleges \| Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/academics/colleges	3
Manchester University Office Directory \| Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/about-manchester/office-directory	3
Academics \| Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/academics	3
Funderburg Library \| Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/library	3
Manchester University \| About Manchesterwww.manchester.edu/about-manchester	3
Manchester University \| About Manchester - Historywww.manchester.edu/about-manchester/history	3
404www.manchester.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	3
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.manchester.edu/	3
Student Life - New Student Resources \| Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/student-life/new-students	3
Student Life \| Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/student-life	3

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