Typography alone should not be used to delineate list items

[StephDriver]

We have used bullets and vertical lines in the middle of text to differentiate between items, for example:

These are read out to by a screen reader as "vertical line" or "bullet" respectively.

1. this is confusing. While the presentative elements are being spoken, they are not be communicated in a meaningful way that aids comprehension or navigation.
2. if items need to be differentiated, they should be formatted as a list.

WCAG 1.3.1

Information, structure, and relationships conveyed through presentation can be programmatically determined or are available in text.