Graduate Programs - UW Superior

Undergraduate Programs - UW Superior

Research and Innovation - UW Superior

Academic Calendar - UW Superior

Academics - UW Superior

Online Programs - UW Superior

Beyond the Classroom - UW Superior

Course Catalog - UW Superior

Forms - UW Superior

Apply Now - UW Superior

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
Graduate Programs - UW Superiorwww.uwsuper.edu/academics/graduate-programs/	4
Undergraduate Programs - UW Superiorwww.uwsuper.edu/academics/undergraduate-programs/	4
Research and Innovation - UW Superiorwww.uwsuper.edu/academics/research-and-innovation/	2
Academic Calendar - UW Superiorwww.uwsuper.edu/academics/registrars-office/calendar/	2
Academics - UW Superiorwww.uwsuper.edu/academics/	2
Online Programs - UW Superiorwww.uwsuper.edu/academics/online-programs/	2
Beyond the Classroom - UW Superiorwww.uwsuper.edu/academics/beyond-the-classroom/	2
Course Catalog - UW Superiorwww.uwsuper.edu/academics/course-catalog/	2
Forms - UW Superiorwww.uwsuper.edu/academics/registrars-office/forms/	2
Apply Now - UW Superiorwww.uwsuper.edu/admissions/apply-now/	2

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