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Lists of related items should be written [semantically](https://html.com/semantic-markup/) as a 
list.

Usually this means rewriting these to use the `<ul>` or `<ol>` tags.

This allows assistive technologies to more easily navigate from item to
item, or past entire groups of links if the user wants to. 

## Examples 

### Navigation

This navigation:

```html
<a href="/about">About us</a>
<a href="/products">Products</a>
<a href="/contact">Contact us</a>
```

Should be rewritten as a list:

```html
<ul>
  <li><a href="/about">About us</a></li>
  <li><a href="/products">Products</a></li>
  <li><a href="/contact">Contact us</a></li>
</ul>
```

### Tables for content

This single-column table is redundant. There is no
value in placing the content in a table, which makes
it harder for screen reader users to interpret and interact
with.

```html
<table>
  <tr>
    <td>
      Banana
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>
      Apple
    </td>
  </tr>
  <tr>
    <td>
      Pear
    </td>
  </tr>
</table>
```

Should be rewritten as a list:

```html
<ul>
  <li>Banana</li>
  <li>Apple</li>
  <li>Pear</li>
</ul>
```

## Justification

Users of assistive technologies, like screen readers, can skip an entire
list in one step. In some cases, they can even search inside a list. 

These aids are not available where links are written outside a list. 
Failing to use lists correctly can force users to have to step through
hundreds of items one at a time.

## Methodology

1. Any single-column tables are automatically considered 
   redundant lists. 
2. For non-table elements, recursively work down the page looking inside
   each element for links separated by minimal amounts of non-link text. 
   If the non-link text is below 30 characters 
   in length, we assume we're inside content that should be a list.
   Some exceptions are made, e.g. the presence of an `<hr>` would break
   out of the list.

## More information

See [Technique
H48](https://www.w3.org/TR/2016/NOTE-WCAG20-TECHS-20161007/H48) for
details.

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Working at VCCP London - VCCP Londonwww.vccp.com/working-vccp	1
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VCCP London - Doritos Dippers "Next Level Nachos" - VCCP Londonwww.vccp.com/work/doritos/next-level-nachos	1
New Organix campaign highlights the importance of variety in raising happy, healthy eaters - VCCP Londonwww.vccp.com/work/organix/a-z-of-great-food	1
O2 launches ‘Wear la Rose’ campaign to celebrate England Rugby fans - VCCP Londonwww.vccp.com/work/virgin-media-o2/wear-la-rose	1
Home - VCCP Londonwww.vccp.com/	1
Page not found - VCCP Londonwww.vccp.com/invented-url-for-404-page	1
Our thinking - VCCP Londonwww.vccp.com/collaborative	1
Canon PIXMA Printers. For The Stuff Of Life - VCCP Londonwww.vccp.com/work/canon/the-stuff-of-life	1
Ritz. Ready when you aren't - VCCP Londonwww.vccp.com/work/ritz/ritz-ready-when-you-arent	1

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