Parent FAQs | Mercyhurst

Confirm | Mercyhurst

International Admissions | Mercyhurst

Graduation | Mercyhurst

Distance Learning for Online Programs | Mercyhurst

Benefits and Services for Veterans | Mercyhurst

Admissions and Aid | Mercyhurst

Welcome Notre Dame Students! | Mercyhurst

Financial Aid and Affordability | Mercyhurst

Resources for School Counselors | Mercyhurst

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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June 2024

May 2024

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Title / URL	Issues
Parent FAQs \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/admissions-aid/parent-faqs	18
Confirm \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/confirm	14
International Admissions \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/admissions/international	12
Graduation \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/graduation	12
Distance Learning for Online Programs \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/academics/distance-learning	10
Benefits and Services for Veterans \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/financial-aid/veterans	8
Admissions and Aid \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/admissions	8
Welcome Notre Dame Students! \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/welcome-notre-dame-students	8
Financial Aid and Affordability \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/financial-aid-and-affordability	7
Resources for School Counselors \| Mercyhurstwww.mercyhurst.edu/resources-school-counselors	5

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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