Glossary - Manchester University

Admissions & Aid - Manchester University

Faculty & Staff - Manchester University

Visit Our Campus - Manchester University

Undergraduate Studies - Manchester University

Life After Manchester - Manchester University

Financial Aid - Manchester University

Work Study - Manchester University

Page not found - Manchester University

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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
Glossary - Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/glossary/	80
Admissions & Aid - Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/admissions-aid/	80
Faculty & Staff - Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/faculty-staff/	80
Visit Our Campus - Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/admissions-aid/visit/	80
Undergraduate Studies - Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/academics/undergraduate-studies/	80
Life After Manchester - Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/admissions-aid/life-after-manchester/	80
Financial Aid - Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/	80
Work Study - Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/admissions-aid/financial-aid/work-study/	80
Page not found - Manchester Universitywww.manchester.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	80
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.manchester.edu/	80

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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