The Office of the Registrar | Plymouth State University

Giving | Plymouth State University

Student Life | Plymouth State University

Alumni | Plymouth State University

Residential Life and Dining Services | Plymouth State University

IDEA Center | Plymouth State University

Plymouth State University Police Department | Plymouth State University

Apply | Plymouth State University

Programs of Study | Plymouth State University

Directions | Plymouth State 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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August 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
The Office of the Registrar \| Plymouth State Universitywww.plymouth.edu/registrar	2
Giving \| Plymouth State Universitywww.plymouth.edu/giving	2
Student Life \| Plymouth State Universitywww.plymouth.edu/student-life	2
Alumni \| Plymouth State Universitywww.plymouth.edu/alumni	2
Residential Life and Dining Services \| Plymouth State Universitywww.plymouth.edu/residential-life-dining	2
IDEA Center \| Plymouth State Universitywww.plymouth.edu/idea-center	2
Plymouth State University Police Department \| Plymouth State Universitywww.plymouth.edu/police	2
Apply \| Plymouth State Universitywww.plymouth.edu/apply	1
Programs of Study \| Plymouth State Universitywww.plymouth.edu/programs-of-study	1
Directions \| Plymouth State Universitywww.plymouth.edu/about/campus-map/directions	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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