Student Life | University of New Hampshire

Page Not Found | University of New Hampshire

Career and Professional Success | University of New Hampshire

Dean of Students | University of New Hampshire

Memorial Union & Student Activities | University of New Hampshire

Calendars & Events | University of New Hampshire

University of New Hampshire | University of New Hampshire

Housing & Residential Life | University of New Hampshire

University Advising Center | University of New Hampshire

Virtual Visit | University of New Hampshire

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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September 2025

August 2025

University of New Hampshire

	Title / URL	Issues
	Student Life \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/student-life	7
	Page Not Found \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	6
	Career and Professional Success \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/career/	4
	Dean of Students \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/dean-of-students/	4
	Memorial Union & Student Activities \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/mub/	4
	Calendars & Events \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/about/calendars-events	4
	University of New Hampshire \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/	4
	Housing & Residential Life \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/housing/	4
	University Advising Center \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/uac/	4
	Virtual Visit \| University of New Hampshirewww.unh.edu/virtual-visit	4

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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