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Accessibility fix guide WCAG 1.3.1 Info and Relationships

How to fix: List items must be inside a list

An <li> must sit directly inside a <ul> or <ol>. On its own it loses the list semantics screen readers depend on.

The fix

Place every <li> inside a <ul> or <ol> parent.

Before and after

Fails
<li>Item</li>  <!-- floating outside a list -->
Passes
<ul><li>Item</li></ul>

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