Academics | Worcester State University

Library - Worcester State University

University Police - University Police

Español - Worcester State University

Community Impact | Worcester State University

Academic Convocation | Worcester State University

Sustainability - Worcester State University

First time visit: View without clicking anything

MajorPlus | Worcester State University

Alumni & Giving | Worcester State University

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

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December 2024

Worcester State University

Title / URL	Issues
Academics \| Worcester State Universitywww.worcester.edu/academics/	20
Library - Worcester State Universitywww.worcester.edu/library/	20
University Police - University Policewww.worcester.edu/university-police/	20
Español - Worcester State Universitywww.worcester.edu/espanol/	20
Community Impact \| Worcester State Universitywww.worcester.edu/community-impact/	20
Academic Convocation \| Worcester State Universitywww.worcester.edu/academics/convocation/	20
Sustainability - Worcester State Universitywww.worcester.edu/sustainability/	20
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.worcester.edu/	20
MajorPlus \| Worcester State Universitywww.worcester.edu/academics/majorplus/	20
Alumni & Giving \| Worcester State Universitywww.worcester.edu/alumni-giving/	20

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