404 - Page Not Found | UMass Dartmouth

Location | UMass Dartmouth

Admissions | UMass Dartmouth

Feature Stories | UMass Dartmouth Features

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Outreach | UMass Dartmouth

Where to Eat | Housing | UMass Dartmouth

News & Press Releases | UMass Dartmouth News

Request Info | Office of Admissions | UMass Dartmouth

College Tour | Office of Admissions | UMass Dartmouth

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
404 - Page Not Found \| UMass Dartmouthwww.umassd.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	1
Location \| UMass Dartmouthwww.umassd.edu/location/	1
Admissions \| UMass Dartmouthwww.umassd.edu/admissions/	1
Feature Stories \| UMass Dartmouth Featureswww.umassd.edu/feature-stories/	1
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.umassd.edu/	1
Outreach \| UMass Dartmouthwww.umassd.edu/outreach/	1
Where to Eat \| Housing \| UMass Dartmouthwww.umassd.edu/dining/	1
News & Press Releases \| UMass Dartmouth Newswww.umassd.edu/news/	1
Request Info \| Office of Admissions \| UMass Dartmouthwww.umassd.edu/request/	1
College Tour \| Office of Admissions \| UMass Dartmouthwww.umassd.edu/college-tour/	1

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