Faculty & Staff | The University of Virginia

Plan Your Visit | The University of Virginia

404 | The University of Virginia

About the University | The University of Virginia

Facts & Figures | The University of Virginia

Clubs & Activities | The University of Virginia

Parents & Families | The University of Virginia

Charlottesville & Beyond | The University of Virginia

Schools | The University of Virginia

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
Faculty & Staff \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/facultystaff	18
Plan Your Visit \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/visit	18
404 \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/content/404	18
About the University \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/aboutuva	18
Facts & Figures \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/facts	18
Clubs & Activities \| The University of Virginiavirginia.edu/life/activities	18
Parents & Families \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/parents	18
Charlottesville & Beyond \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/life/charlottesville	18
Schools \| The University of Virginiawww.virginia.edu/schools	18
Faculty & Staff \| The University of Virginiavirginia.edu/facultystaff	18

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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