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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.

list-not-following-semantics

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Title / URL	Issues
Home \| Northampton Community Collegewww.northampton.edu/	2
Page Not Found \| Northampton Community Collegewww.northampton.edu/current-students	2
Request Information \| Northampton Community Collegewww.northampton.edu/_forms/request-information.html	2
Page Not Found \| Northampton Community Collegewww.northampton.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	2
A College of the Community \| Northampton Community Collegewww.northampton.edu/community.html	2
Working at NCC \| Northampton Community Collegewww.northampton.edu/about/working-at-ncc/	2
Board of Trustees \| Northampton Community Collegewww.northampton.edu/about/board-of-trustees/	2
Admissions \| Northampton Community Collegewww.northampton.edu/admissions/	2
Giving to Northampton Community College \| Northampton Community Collegewww.northampton.edu/about/giving/	2
Apply to Northampton Community College \| Northampton Community Collegewww.northampton.edu/admissions/apply.html	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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