Visitor Guide | National Gallery of Ireland

Donate | National Gallery of Ireland

Visiting with kids | National Gallery of Ireland

Groups and Tours | National Gallery of Ireland

Membership | National Gallery of Ireland

Opening hours | National Gallery of Ireland

Virtual tour of the National Gallery of Ireland | National Gallery of Ireland

What's on | National Gallery of Ireland

Join and give | National Gallery of Ireland

Provenance Research | National Gallery of Ireland

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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August 2025

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National Gallery of Ireland

Title / URL	Issues
Visitor Guide \| National Gallery of Irelandwww.nationalgallery.ie/visit-us/visitor-guide	11
Donate \| National Gallery of Irelandwww.nationalgallery.ie/join-and-give/donate	11
Visiting with kids \| National Gallery of Irelandwww.nationalgallery.ie/visit-us/visiting-kids	11
Groups and Tours \| National Gallery of Irelandwww.nationalgallery.ie/visit-us/groups-and-tours	11
Membership \| National Gallery of Irelandwww.nationalgallery.ie/friends	11
Opening hours \| National Gallery of Irelandwww.nationalgallery.ie/visit-us/opening-hours	11
Virtual tour of the National Gallery of Ireland \| National Gallery of Irelandwww.nationalgallery.ie/virtual-tour	11
What's on \| National Gallery of Irelandwww.nationalgallery.ie/whats-on	11
Join and give \| National Gallery of Irelandwww.nationalgallery.ie/join-and-give	11
Provenance Research \| National Gallery of Irelandwww.nationalgallery.ie/provenance-research	11

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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