Teaching resources | WaterAid UK

Volunteering | Charity voluntary opportunities | WaterAid UK

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Clean Water, Decent Toilets and Good Hygiene | WaterAid UK

Our fundraising promise | WaterAid UK

Where we work | WaterAid UK

Lent Appeal | Fundraising | WaterAid UK

What we do | WaterAid UK

Pay in your fundraising | WaterAid UK

Events | Charity sponsored challenges | WaterAid UK

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

May 2025

April 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Teaching resources \| WaterAid UKwww.wateraid.org/uk/get-involved/teaching-resources	18
Volunteering \| Charity voluntary opportunities \| WaterAid UKwww.wateraid.org/uk/get-involved/volunteering	18
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.wateraid.org/uk/	18
Clean Water, Decent Toilets and Good Hygiene \| WaterAid UKwww.wateraid.org/uk/	18
Our fundraising promise \| WaterAid UKwww.wateraid.org/uk/our-fundraising-promise	18
Where we work \| WaterAid UKwww.wateraid.org/uk/where-we-work	18
Lent Appeal \| Fundraising \| WaterAid UKwww.wateraid.org/uk/get-involved/lent-appeal	18
What we do \| WaterAid UKwww.wateraid.org/uk/what-we-do	18
Pay in your fundraising \| WaterAid UKwww.wateraid.org/uk/pay-in-your-fundraising	18
Events \| Charity sponsored challenges \| WaterAid UKwww.wateraid.org/uk/get-involved/events	18

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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