History - Berea College

Admissions & Aid - Berea College

Academics - Berea College

President - Berea College

Giving - Berea College

Home - Berea College

Berea College Celebrates 237 Graduates - Berea College

First time visit: View without clicking anything

Serving Appalachia - Berea College

Berea College Giving Day is Aug. 31 - 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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Title / URL	Issues
History - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/academics/departments-programs/history	3
Admissions & Aid - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/admissions	3
Academics - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/academics	3
President - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/president	3
Giving - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/giving	3
Home - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/	2
Berea College Celebrates 237 Graduates - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/news/berea-college-celebrates-237-graduates	2
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.berea.edu/	2
Serving Appalachia - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/serving-appalachia	2
Berea College Giving Day is Aug. 31 - Berea Collegewww.berea.edu/news/berea-college-giving-day-is-aug31	2

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