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List items outside a list

Lighthouse / axe call it: <li> elements must be contained in a <ul> or <ol> · List items (<li>) are not contained within <ul>, <ol> or <menu> parent elements

Items are read without their list context.

Who it leaves out: blind people (screen readers)

How to fix it

Developer task; details below.

In the code

Place each <li> directly inside a <ul> or <ol>.

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