Campus Safety | Northern Vermont University

Alumni | Northern Vermont University

Academics | Northern Vermont University

Locations and Directions | Northern Vermont University

Services | Northern Vermont University

Page not found | Northern Vermont University

Mission and History | Northern Vermont University

Events from September 5 – May 9 | Northern Vermont University

Academic Calendar | Northern Vermont University

Homepage | Northern Vermont University

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
Campus Safety \| Northern Vermont Universitywww.northernvermont.edu/services/campus-safety/	1
Alumni \| Northern Vermont Universitywww.northernvermont.edu/alumni/	1
Academics \| Northern Vermont Universitywww.northernvermont.edu/academics/	1
Locations and Directions \| Northern Vermont Universitywww.northernvermont.edu/about/locations-and-directions/	1
Services \| Northern Vermont Universitywww.northernvermont.edu/services/	1
Page not found \| Northern Vermont Universitywww.northernvermont.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	1
Mission and History \| Northern Vermont Universitywww.northernvermont.edu/about/mission-and-history/	1
Events from September 5 – May 9 \| Northern Vermont Universitywww.northernvermont.edu/events/	1
Academic Calendar \| Northern Vermont Universitywww.northernvermont.edu/academic-calendar/	1
Homepage \| Northern Vermont Universitywww.northernvermont.edu/	1

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