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From: Kathy Szigeti
Date: Aug 16, 2021 2:41PM

That is precisely what is happening.
Thanks for the information and your help!
Kathy

Kathy Szigeti, BSc., MLS
Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Research Data Management Librarian
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, ON, Canada
519.888.4567 ext. 48785
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"There's nothing wrong with librarians." Thumps DreadfulWater


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From: WebAIM-Forum < <EMAIL REMOVED> > On Behalf Of glen walker
Sent: August 16, 2021 4:39 PM
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Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Use of UL

Semantic HTML is good.

When you say WAVE is marking them, are you talking about the blue icons (assuming you can see the screen and can see color)? The blue icons are "structural" elements and are just FYI. They're not being flagged as an error.

Attached is a screenshot of the blue unordered list icon. You're ok if that's how it's being marked.

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On Mon, Aug 16, 2021 at 2:12 PM Kathy Szigeti < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> Hello,
>
> In the following question LibGuides is the content editor being used
> (in case any of you use it).
>
> Here is the site I am asking about and the question I am asking is
> illustrated under the heading "Archival (back issues and ceased
> publications):"
>
> https://subjectguides.uwaterloo.ca/news/Canada
>
>
> Under the heading is an unordered list (UL) of like items but that
> list is composed of 2 different asset types: links and databases.
> Every time a different asset type is used, a new UL is created.
>
> So, for the content I am talking about, it is:
>
> For the HTML:
> Heading
> UL with 1 link asset
> UL with 5 database assets
> UL with 1 link asset
> UL with2 database assets
>
> Viewing the site:
> Heading
> Like items in a bulleted list
>
> The question: WAVE flags each of those ULs. It seems a screen reader
> will announce each of those UL notifications and that can't be good.
> Is it bad form to have all those UL notifications when by content it
> is really 1 unordered list? Will a screen reader announce all those notifications?
>
> I appreciate any assistance you may provide, Kathy
>
>
> Kathy Szigeti, BSc., MLS
> Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Research Data Management Librarian
> University of Waterloo
> Waterloo, ON, Canada
> 519.888.4567 ext. 48785
> <EMAIL REMOVED> <mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> "There's nothing wrong with librarians." Thumps DreadfulWater
>
>
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