Graduate Degrees and Programs | Tufts University

About | Tufts University

Visit Tufts and Take a Campus Tour | Tufts University

Academics | Tufts University

Student Life | Tufts University

Schools | Tufts University

Privacy Statements & Terms of Use | Tufts University

Inauguration Week: Sept 30–Oct 7 | Tufts University

Speeches and Messages | Tufts University

Connect | Tufts 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
Graduate Degrees and Programs \| Tufts Universitywww.tufts.edu/graduate-programs	1
About \| Tufts Universitywww.tufts.edu/about	1
Visit Tufts and Take a Campus Tour \| Tufts Universitywww.tufts.edu/about/visit	1
Academics \| Tufts Universitywww.tufts.edu/academics	1
Student Life \| Tufts Universitywww.tufts.edu/student-experience	1
Schools \| Tufts Universitywww.tufts.edu/academics/schools	1
Privacy Statements & Terms of Use \| Tufts Universitywww.tufts.edu/about/privacy	1
Inauguration Week: Sept 30–Oct 7 \| Tufts Universitywww.tufts.edu/president/inauguration	1
Speeches and Messages \| Tufts Universitywww.tufts.edu/president/speeches-and-messages	1
Connect \| Tufts Universitywww.tufts.edu/president/connect	1

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