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Web Disclaimer | The University of Scranton

Advancement | The University of Scranton

Jesuit Tradition | About Us | The University of Scranton

Alumni | The University of Scranton

Form | Advancement | The University of Scranton

Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Professions Program

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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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Title / URL	Issues
Office of the Provost \| Academics \| The University of Scrantonwww.scranton.edu/academics/provost/index.shtml	2
Web Disclaimer \| The University of Scrantonwww.scranton.edu/disclaimer.shtml	2
Advancement \| The University of Scrantonwww.scranton.edu/advancement/index.shtml	1
Jesuit Tradition \| About Us \| The University of Scrantonwww.scranton.edu/about/jesuit-tradition/index.shtml	1
Alumni \| The University of Scrantonwww.scranton.edu/alumni/index.shtml	1
Form \| Advancement \| The University of Scrantonwww.scranton.edu/advancement/form/index.shtml	1
Pre-Medical and Pre-Health Professions Programwww.scranton.edu/academics/pre-med/index.shtml	1
Office of the Registrar \| Academics \| The University of Scrantonwww.scranton.edu/academics/registrar/index.shtml	1
Page Not Found \| The University of Scrantonwww.scranton.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	1
University of Scranton \| Homewww.scranton.edu/	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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