University Policies - MSU Denver

MSU Denver Search - MSU Denver

Office of the President - MSU Denver

Emergency Communications - MSU Denver

Shop - MSU Denver Fan Favorites - MSU Denver

MSU Denver A to Z - MSU Denver

Careers - MSU Denver

CADRE - MSU Denver

Visit MSU Denver - MSU Denver

Page not found - MSU Denver

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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December 2025

November 2025

Metropolitan State University of Denver

Title / URL	Issues
University Policies - MSU Denverwww.msudenver.edu/policy/	16
MSU Denver Search - MSU Denverwww.msudenver.edu/search/	16
Office of the President - MSU Denverwww.msudenver.edu/president/	16
Emergency Communications - MSU Denverwww.msudenver.edu/emergency/	16
Shop - MSU Denver Fan Favorites - MSU Denverwww.msudenver.edu/shop/	16
MSU Denver A to Z - MSU Denverwww.msudenver.edu/a-to-z/	16
Careers - MSU Denverwww.msudenver.edu/careers/	16
CADRE - MSU Denverwww.msudenver.edu/cadre/	16
Visit MSU Denver - MSU Denverwww.msudenver.edu/visit/	16
Page not found - MSU Denverwww.msudenver.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	16

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