Privacy Policy - Berea College

The Berea Model - Berea College

Web Accessibility - Berea College

Work to Learn - Berea College

Berea Patrons - Berea College

Giving - Berea College

Academics - Berea College

Admissions & Aid - Berea College

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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February 2026

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Title / URL	Issues
Privacy Policy - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/privacy-policy	52
The Berea Model - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/the-berea-model	17
Web Accessibility - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/web-accessibility	14
Work to Learn - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/work-to-learn	6
Berea Patrons - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/giving/patrons	3
Giving - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/giving	3
Academics - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/academics	2
Admissions & Aid - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/admissions	1

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