Centers, Programs & Labs | Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Giving to VIMS | Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Volunteer With Us! | Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Research at VIMS | Virginia Institute of Marine Science

News & Events | Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Working Here | Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Opportunities for College Undergraduates | Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Data Products | Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Research & Advisory Service | Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Alumni | Virginia Institute of Marine Science

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.

list-not-following-semantics

December 2024

November 2024

Virginia Institute of Marine Science

Title / URL	Issues
Centers, Programs & Labs \| Virginia Institute of Marine Sciencewww.vims.edu/research/units/	12
Giving to VIMS \| Virginia Institute of Marine Sciencewww.vims.edu/giving/	12
Volunteer With Us! \| Virginia Institute of Marine Sciencewww.vims.edu/engage/volunteer/	12
Research at VIMS \| Virginia Institute of Marine Sciencewww.vims.edu/research/sections/	12
News & Events \| Virginia Institute of Marine Sciencewww.vims.edu/newsandevents/	12
Working Here \| Virginia Institute of Marine Sciencewww.vims.edu/about/working_here/	12
Opportunities for College Undergraduates \| Virginia Institute of Marine Sciencewww.vims.edu/engage/college/	12
Data Products \| Virginia Institute of Marine Sciencewww.vims.edu/research/products/	12
Research & Advisory Service \| Virginia Institute of Marine Sciencewww.vims.edu/research/	12
Alumni \| Virginia Institute of Marine Sciencewww.vims.edu/gateways/alumni/	12

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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Where this issue has occurred