Time Schedules/Catalogs | Seattle Pacific University

About Seattle Pacific University | Seattle Pacific University

Graduate Admissions | Seattle Pacific University

Graduate Time Schedule | Seattle Pacific University

Office of Diversity and Belonging | Seattle Pacific University

SPU Facts | Seattle Pacific University

Honors Program: University Scholars | Seattle Pacific University

Library | Seattle Pacific University

Statement of Faith | Seattle Pacific University

Academics | Seattle Pacific 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
	Time Schedules/Catalogs \| Seattle Pacific Universityspu.edu/catalog	4
	About Seattle Pacific University \| Seattle Pacific Universityspu.edu/about-spu	3
	Graduate Admissions \| Seattle Pacific Universityspu.edu/graduate-admissions	3
	Graduate Time Schedule \| Seattle Pacific Universityspu.edu/graduate-time-schedule	3
	Office of Diversity and Belonging \| Seattle Pacific Universityspu.edu/diversity	3
	SPU Facts \| Seattle Pacific Universityspu.edu/about-spu/spu-facts	3
	Honors Program: University Scholars \| Seattle Pacific Universityspu.edu/academics/university-scholars	3
	Library \| Seattle Pacific Universityspu.edu/library	3
	Statement of Faith \| Seattle Pacific Universityspu.edu/about-spu/statement-of-faith	3
	Academics \| Seattle Pacific Universityspu.edu/academics	3

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