Maps - RMIT University

Search - RMIT University

Schools and Colleges - RMIT University

Unauthorised access - RMIT University

Information for Parents and Guardians

Governance and management - RMIT University

Page not found - RMIT University

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Current students - RMIT University

Alumni - RMIT 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
Maps - RMIT Universitywww.rmit.edu.au/maps	5
Search - RMIT Universitywww.rmit.edu.au/search	5
Schools and Colleges - RMIT Universitywww.rmit.edu.au/about/schools-colleges	5
Unauthorised access - RMIT Universitywww.rmit.edu.au/errors/401	5
Information for Parents and Guardianswww.rmit.edu.au/study-with-us/parents	5
Governance and management - RMIT Universitywww.rmit.edu.au/about/governance-management	5
Page not found - RMIT Universitywww.rmit.edu.au/errors/404	5
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.rmit.edu.au/	5
Current students - RMIT Universitywww.rmit.edu.au/students	5
Alumni - RMIT Universitywww.rmit.edu.au/alumni	5

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