University of Montana Financial Aid Office | University of Montana

Welcome To Our Table | University of Montana

Brand Guidelines | University of Montana

Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library | University of Montana

Accessibility | University of Montana

Canvas Login | University of Montana

Campus Recreation | University of Montana

Office of Sponsored Programs | University of Montana

UM Impact Home Page | University of Montana

Office of the Registrar | University of Montana

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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December 2025

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	Title / URL	Issues
	University of Montana Financial Aid Office \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/finaid/	5
	Welcome To Our Table \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/dining/	5
	Brand Guidelines \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/brand/	5
	Maureen and Mike Mansfield Library \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/library/default.php	5
	Accessibility \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/accessibility/	5
	Canvas Login \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/canvas/default.php	5
	Campus Recreation \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/crec/	5
	Office of Sponsored Programs \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/sponsored-programs/	5
	UM Impact Home Page \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/um-impact/	5
	Office of the Registrar \| University of Montanawww.umt.edu/registrar/	5

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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