MSU Office of Sustainability - Sustainability at MSU | Montana State University

Veteran Services and Information - Veteran Services | Montana State University

Montana State University | Montana State University

Honors College - Honors College | Montana State University

Visit - Undergraduate Admissions | Montana State University

Current Students - Montana State University | Montana State University

Bobcat Parent and Family Program | Montana State University

Montana State University | Top Tier Research University | Montana State University

MSU Graduate School - Graduate School | Montana State 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
MSU Office of Sustainability - Sustainability at MSU \| Montana State Universitywww.montana.edu/sustainability/	4
Veteran Services and Information - Veteran Services \| Montana State Universitywww.montana.edu/veteran/	3
Montana State University \| Montana State Universitywww.montana.edu/facultystaff/	3
Honors College - Honors College \| Montana State Universitywww.montana.edu/honors/	3
Visit - Undergraduate Admissions \| Montana State Universitywww.montana.edu/admissions/visit/	3
Current Students - Montana State University \| Montana State Universitywww.montana.edu/students/	3
Bobcat Parent and Family Program \| Montana State Universitywww.montana.edu/parents/	3
Montana State University \| Top Tier Research University \| Montana State Universitywww.montana.edu/	3
MSU Graduate School - Graduate School \| Montana State Universitywww.montana.edu/gradschool/	3
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.montana.edu/	3

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