Our impact | YMCA Thames Gateway Group

Youth Work | YMCA Thames Gateway Group

Tommy\’s Place | YMCA Thames Gateway Group

Dartford housing | YMCA Thames Gateway Group

YMCA Woolwich | YMCA Thames Gateway Group

Latest News | YMCA Thames Gateway Group | Supporting Young People

Romford housing | YMCA Thames Gateway Group

Our locations | YMCA Thames Gateway Group

Case Studies | YMCA Thames Gateway Group

West Kent | YMCA Thames Gateway Group

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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March 2026

February 2026

YMCA Thames Gateway

Title / URL	Issues
Our impact \| YMCA Thames Gateway Groupymcatg.org/our-impact/	2
Youth Work \| YMCA Thames Gateway Groupymcatg.org/youth-work/	2
Tommy\’s Place \| YMCA Thames Gateway Groupymcatg.org/catering-romford/	2
Dartford housing \| YMCA Thames Gateway Groupymcatg.org/dartford-housing/	2
YMCA Woolwich \| YMCA Thames Gateway Groupymcatg.org/ymca-greenwich/	2
Latest News \| YMCA Thames Gateway Group \| Supporting Young Peopleymcatg.org/news/	2
Romford housing \| YMCA Thames Gateway Groupymcatg.org/romford-housing/	2
Our locations \| YMCA Thames Gateway Groupymcatg.org/our-locations/	2
Case Studies \| YMCA Thames Gateway Groupymcatg.org/case-studies/	2
West Kent \| YMCA Thames Gateway Groupymcatg.org/west-kent/	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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