Page not found | RIAM

Junior RIAM: Apply | RIAM

IT Services | RIAM

Royal Irish Academy of Music | RIAM

Venue Hire at RIAM | RIAM

College Calendar | RIAM

Contact Us | RIAM

Junior RIAM | RIAM

Library | RIAM

What's On | RIAM

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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September 2025

August 2025

Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin

Title / URL	Issues
Page not found \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/invented-url-for-404-page	2
Junior RIAM: Apply \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/junior-riam-apply	2
IT Services \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/student-life/it-services	2
Royal Irish Academy of Music \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/	2
Venue Hire at RIAM \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/venue-hire-at-riam	2
College Calendar \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/college-calendar	2
Contact Us \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/about/contact-us	2
Junior RIAM \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/junior-riam	2
Library \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/student-life/library	2
What's On \| RIAMwww.riam.ie/whats-on	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

Royal Irish Academy of Music, Dublin

Where this issue has occurred