Architecture BA(Hons)

Aquatic Environments MRes

Our research and knowledge exchange organisation

Chemistry MRes

Your wellbeing

Education MA

Brighton students

Brighton, our city

Accessibility statement

Your access to our facilities

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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January 2026

December 2025

University of Brighton

Title / URL	Issues
Architecture BA(Hons)www.brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/architecture-ba-hons.aspx	9
Aquatic Environments MReswww.brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/aquatic-environments-mres.aspx	1
Our research and knowledge exchange organisationwww.brighton.ac.uk/research/organisation/index.aspx	1
Chemistry MReswww.brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/chemistry-mres.aspx	1
Your wellbeingwww.brighton.ac.uk/studying-here/choose-brighton/wellbeing/index.aspx	1
Education MAwww.brighton.ac.uk/courses/study/education-ma.aspx	1
Brighton studentswww.brighton.ac.uk/brighton-students/index.aspx	1
Brighton, our citywww.brighton.ac.uk/studying-here/choose-brighton/our-city.aspx	1
Accessibility statementwww.brighton.ac.uk/about-us/statistics-and-legal/accessibility/index.aspx	1
Your access to our facilitieswww.brighton.ac.uk/about-us/your-university/your-access/index.aspx	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

University of Brighton

Where this issue has occurred