Office of Research and Sponsored Programs | University of Illinois Springfield

Leadership | University of Illinois Springfield

Cost & Aid | University of Illinois Springfield

Campus Recreation | University of Illinois Springfield

Colleges | University of Illinois Springfield

UIS Life | University of Illinois Springfield

Commencement | University of Illinois Springfield

Why UIS? | University of Illinois Springfield

Alumni & Giving | University of Illinois Springfield

Residence Life | University of Illinois Springfield

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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June 2025

May 2025

University of Illinois Springfield

Title / URL	Issues
Office of Research and Sponsored Programs \| University of Illinois Springfieldwww.uis.edu/research	2
Leadership \| University of Illinois Springfieldwww.uis.edu/about/leadership	1
Cost & Aid \| University of Illinois Springfieldwww.uis.edu/cost-aid	1
Campus Recreation \| University of Illinois Springfieldwww.uis.edu/campusrec	1
Colleges \| University of Illinois Springfieldwww.uis.edu/colleges	1
UIS Life \| University of Illinois Springfieldwww.uis.edu/uis-life	1
Commencement \| University of Illinois Springfieldwww.uis.edu/commencement	1
Why UIS? \| University of Illinois Springfieldwww.uis.edu/why-uis	1
Alumni & Giving \| University of Illinois Springfieldwww.uis.edu/alumni-giving	1
Residence Life \| University of Illinois Springfieldwww.uis.edu/residencelife	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

University of Illinois Springfield

Where this issue has occurred