Get involved overview | Stroke Association

Conferences and events | Stroke Association

Stroke signs and symptoms | Stroke Association

Understanding recovery | Stroke Association

Partnerships overview | Stroke Association

Managing risk | Stroke Association

Donate | Stroke Association

Professionals | Stroke Association

Types and causes of stroke | Stroke Association

Stroke Association | Strength through support

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

The Stroke Association

Title / URL	Issues
Get involved overview \| Stroke Associationwww.stroke.org.uk/get-involved	4
Conferences and events \| Stroke Associationwww.stroke.org.uk/get-involved/events	4
Stroke signs and symptoms \| Stroke Associationwww.stroke.org.uk/stroke/symptoms	4
Understanding recovery \| Stroke Associationwww.stroke.org.uk/stroke/recovery	4
Partnerships overview \| Stroke Associationwww.stroke.org.uk/partnerships	4
Managing risk \| Stroke Associationwww.stroke.org.uk/stroke/manage-risk	4
Donate \| Stroke Associationwww.stroke.org.uk/donate/make-donation	4
Professionals \| Stroke Associationwww.stroke.org.uk/professionals	4
Types and causes of stroke \| Stroke Associationwww.stroke.org.uk/stroke/types	4
Stroke Association \| Strength through supportwww.stroke.org.uk/	4

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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