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QUT - Health - Postgraduate

QUT - Postgraduate law

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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March 2025

February 2025

Queensland University of Technology (QUT)

Title / URL	Issues
QUT - Study languageswww.qut.edu.au/study/languages	3
QUT - Contactwww.qut.edu.au/about/contact	2
QUT - Homewww.qut.edu.au/	1
QUT - Events - International studentswww.qut.edu.au/study/international/events	1
QUT - Undergraduate lawwww.qut.edu.au/study/undergraduate/law	1
QUT - Doctor of Philosophy - Researchwww.qut.edu.au/research/study-with-us/phd	1
QUT - Postgraduate studywww.qut.edu.au/study/postgraduate	1
QUT - Postgraduate designwww.qut.edu.au/study/postgraduate/design	1
QUT - Health - Postgraduatewww.qut.edu.au/study/postgraduate/health	1
QUT - Postgraduate lawwww.qut.edu.au/study/postgraduate/law	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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