Leaders in Action | University of North Dakota

Apply to UND | Admissions | University of North Dakota

Research Institute for Autonomous Systems | University of North Dakota

Division of Research & Economic Development | University of North Dakota

History of UND | University of North Dakota

About UND | Grand Forks, ND | University of North Dakota

Grand Forks North Dakota (ND) | University of North Dakota

Office of the President | University of North Dakota

Computational Research Center | University of North Dakota

UND Programs Blog | University of North Dakota

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
	Leaders in Action \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/leaders/index.html	3
	Apply to UND \| Admissions \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/admissions/apply.html	2
	Research Institute for Autonomous Systems \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/research/rias/index.html	1
	Division of Research & Economic Development \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/research/about/index.html	1
	History of UND \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/about/history.html	1
	About UND \| Grand Forks, ND \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/about/index.html	1
	Grand Forks North Dakota (ND) \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/about/grand-forks.html	1
	Office of the President \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/about/president/index.html	1
	Computational Research Center \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/research/crc/index.html	1
	UND Programs Blog \| University of North Dakotaund.edu/blog/index.html	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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