Technology and Media - audit, tax and consulting services | RSM UK

Events

Financial services - corporate consultation and support | RSM UK

Retail - audit, tax and consulting | RSM UK

RSM UK - audit, tax and consulting services

Industrials | RSM UK

Charities - audit, tax and consulting | RSM UK

Services we offer - audit, tax and consulting services | RSM UK

Industries we serve - audit, tax and consulting services | RSM UK

Education - audit, tax and consulting | RSM UK

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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December 2025

November 2025

Title / URL	Issues
Technology and Media - audit, tax and consulting services \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/what-we-offer/industries/technology-and-media	11
Eventswww.rsmuk.com/events	11
Financial services - corporate consultation and support \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/what-we-offer/industries/financial-services	11
Retail - audit, tax and consulting \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/what-we-offer/industries/consumer-markets/retail	11
RSM UK - audit, tax and consulting serviceswww.rsmuk.com/	11
Industrials \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/what-we-offer/industries/industrials	11
Charities - audit, tax and consulting \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/what-we-offer/industries/not-for-profit/charities	11
Services we offer - audit, tax and consulting services \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/what-we-offer/services	11
Industries we serve - audit, tax and consulting services \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/what-we-offer/industries	11
Education - audit, tax and consulting \| RSM UKwww.rsmuk.com/what-we-offer/industries/not-for-profit/education	11

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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