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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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South Dakota School of Mines and Technology

Title / URL	Issues
University Historywww.sdsmt.edu/about/history-and-traditions.html	12
Researchwww.sdsmt.edu/research-innovation/research/index.html	12
Faculty-Staffwww.sdsmt.edu/i-am-a/faculty-staff.html	12
Academic Supportwww.sdsmt.edu/academics/academic-support/index.html	12
Parents-Familieswww.sdsmt.edu/i-am-a/parent-family.html	12
Student Lifewww.sdsmt.edu/student-life/index.html	12
Devereaux Librarywww.sdsmt.edu/academics/devereaux-library/index.html	12
Homewww.sdsmt.edu/index.html	12
Academicswww.sdsmt.edu/academics/index.html	12
Accreditationwww.sdsmt.edu/about/accreditation.html	12

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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