All Programs | Willamette University Academics

Academics at Willamette University | Your Path to Success

Atkinson Graduate School of Management | Willamette MBA

Willamette College | Undergraduate Program at Willamette

Willamette's School of Law | Graduate Law Programs in Oregon

Willamette University Admissions - Start your future, Apply Today

Visit Willamette University | Salem and Portland, Oregon

Diversity | Life on Campus | Willamette University

Arts on Campus | Life Throughout Willamette University

Life on Campus | The Willamette University Community

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
All Programs \| Willamette University Academicswillamette.edu/academics/all-programs	12
Academics at Willamette University \| Your Path to Successwillamette.edu/academics/	11
Atkinson Graduate School of Management \| Willamette MBAwillamette.edu/academics/mba/	11
Willamette College \| Undergraduate Program at Willamettewillamette.edu/academics/college/	11
Willamette's School of Law \| Graduate Law Programs in Oregonwillamette.edu/academics/law/	11
Willamette University Admissions - Start your future, Apply Todaywillamette.edu/admissions/	11
Visit Willamette University \| Salem and Portland, Oregonwillamette.edu/admissions/visit/	11
Diversity \| Life on Campus \| Willamette Universitywillamette.edu/life-on-campus/diversity	11
Arts on Campus \| Life Throughout Willamette Universitywillamette.edu/life-on-campus/arts	11
Life on Campus \| The Willamette University Communitywillamette.edu/life-on-campus/	11

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