Campus Life | UT Martin

Graduate Applicants | UT Martin

Contact Us | UT Martin

Apply Now | The University of Tennessee at Martin

Directory | UT Martin

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Strategic Plan | UT Martin

Paul Meek Library | The University of Tennessee at Martin

Visit UT Martin | UT Martin

Life in Martin | UT Martin

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
Campus Life \| UT Martinwww.utm.edu/campus-life/	4
Graduate Applicants \| UT Martinwww.utm.edu/admissions-and-aid/graduate.php	4
Contact Us \| UT Martinwww.utm.edu/contact-us.php	4
Apply Now \| The University of Tennessee at Martinwww.utm.edu/admissions-and-aid/apply/	4
Directory \| UT Martinwww.utm.edu/directory/	4
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.utm.edu/	4
Strategic Plan \| UT Martinwww.utm.edu/about-ut-martin/strategic-plan/	4
Paul Meek Library \| The University of Tennessee at Martinwww.utm.edu/academics/library/	4
Visit UT Martin \| UT Martinwww.utm.edu/visit-ut-martin/	4
Life in Martin \| UT Martinwww.utm.edu/campus-life/life-in-martin.php	4

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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