Graduate School | Graduate Degree Programs | The University of New Orleans

Dr. Robert A. Savoie College of Engineering | The University of New Orleans

Department of Public Safety/University of New Orleans Police | The University of New Orleans

Faculty & Staff Research | The University of New Orleans

Office of Admissions | The University of New Orleans

School of Interdisciplinary Studies | The University of New Orleans

College of Sciences | The University of New Orleans

Service Learning at UNO | The University of New Orleans

Office of Research | The University of New Orleans

Campus Health Services | The University of New Orleans

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.

list-not-following-semantics

January 2025

December 2024

University of New Orleans

Title / URL	Issues
Graduate School \| Graduate Degree Programs \| The University of New Orleanswww.uno.edu/academics/grad	1
Dr. Robert A. Savoie College of Engineering \| The University of New Orleanswww.uno.edu/academics/coe	1
Department of Public Safety/University of New Orleans Police \| The University of New Orleanswww.uno.edu/upd	1
Faculty & Staff Research \| The University of New Orleanswww.uno.edu/research/funding	1
Office of Admissions \| The University of New Orleanswww.uno.edu/admissions	1
School of Interdisciplinary Studies \| The University of New Orleanswww.uno.edu/academics/sois	1
College of Sciences \| The University of New Orleanswww.uno.edu/academics/cos	1
Service Learning at UNO \| The University of New Orleanswww.uno.edu/service-learning	1
Office of Research \| The University of New Orleanswww.uno.edu/research/office	1
Campus Health Services \| The University of New Orleanswww.uno.edu/campus-health	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

University of New Orleans

Where this issue has occurred