Library | Central College

BELONG | Central College

Outcomes | Central College

Majors | Academics | Central College

Health & Safety | Central College

Campus Life | Central College

Parents & Families | Central College

Faith | Central College

Transfer | Central College

Financial Aid | Central 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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December 2025

November 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Library \| Central Collegecentral.edu/library/	3
BELONG \| Central Collegecentral.edu/belong/	2
Outcomes \| Central Collegecentral.edu/outcomes/	2
Majors \| Academics \| Central Collegecentral.edu/academics/majors/	2
Health & Safety \| Central Collegecentral.edu/health/	2
Campus Life \| Central Collegecentral.edu/campus-life/	2
Parents & Families \| Central Collegecentral.edu/parents/	2
Faith \| Central Collegecentral.edu/faith/	2
Transfer \| Central Collegecentral.edu/transfer/	2
Financial Aid \| Central Collegecentral.edu/financial-aid/	2

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