Commencement at Marist - Marist University

School of Liberal Arts - Marist University

Marist Locations - Marist University

Academic Core Overview - Marist University

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Marist - Marist University

Title IX - Marist University

Marist University Directory - Marist University

University History & Heritage - Marist University

Careers at Marist - Marist University

School of Science - Marist 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.

list-not-following-semantics

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Title / URL	Issues
Commencement at Marist - Marist Universitywww.marist.edu/commencement	11
School of Liberal Arts - Marist Universitywww.marist.edu/liberal-arts	10
Marist Locations - Marist Universitywww.marist.edu/about/locations	10
Academic Core Overview - Marist Universitywww.marist.edu/academics/core	10
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion at Marist - Marist Universitywww.marist.edu/diversity	10
Title IX - Marist Universitywww.marist.edu/title-ix	10
Marist University Directory - Marist Universitywww.marist.edu/directory	10
University History & Heritage - Marist Universitywww.marist.edu/about/history	10
Careers at Marist - Marist Universitywww.marist.edu/careers	10
School of Science - Marist Universitywww.marist.edu/science	10

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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