Events | The University of Sunderland

Yet to apply | The University of Sunderland

100 years of Pharmacy | The University of Sunderland

The University of Sunderland

Postgraduate research | The University of Sunderland

Support for estranged students | The University of Sunderland

Open Days and events | The University of Sunderland

Undergraduate study | The University of Sunderland

Mature students | The University of Sunderland

January to April starts | The University of Sunderland

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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University of Sunderland

Title / URL	Issues
Events \| The University of Sunderlandwww.sunderland.ac.uk/events/	32
Yet to apply \| The University of Sunderlandwww.sunderland.ac.uk/study/late-applicants/	4
100 years of Pharmacy \| The University of Sunderlandwww.sunderland.ac.uk/about/100-years-of-pharmacy/	4
The University of Sunderlandwww.sunderland.ac.uk/30th-anniversary/	3
Postgraduate research \| The University of Sunderlandwww.sunderland.ac.uk/study/postgraduate-research/	2
Support for estranged students \| The University of Sunderlandwww.sunderland.ac.uk/help/estranged-support/	2
Open Days and events \| The University of Sunderlandwww.sunderland.ac.uk/open-days/	2
Undergraduate study \| The University of Sunderlandwww.sunderland.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/	2
Mature students \| The University of Sunderlandwww.sunderland.ac.uk/help/mature/	2
January to April starts \| The University of Sunderlandwww.sunderland.ac.uk/study/early-starts/	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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Where this issue has occurred