Pathways - CMCC

Academic Calendar - CMCC

Discover CMCC | Central Maine Community College

History | Central Maine Community College

Contact Admissions - CMCC

Safety and Security - CMCC

Campus Directory | Central Maine Community College

Choose from over 40 programs - CMCC Programs of Study

Academics | Central Maine Community College

Campus Information - CMCC

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
Pathways - CMCCwww.cmcc.edu/academics/pathways/	1
Academic Calendar - CMCCwww.cmcc.edu/academics/academic-calendar/	1
Discover CMCC \| Central Maine Community Collegewww.cmcc.edu/discover-cmcc/	1
History \| Central Maine Community Collegewww.cmcc.edu/discover-cmcc/our-campus/history/	1
Contact Admissions - CMCCwww.cmcc.edu/admissions-aid/admissions/contact-admissions/	1
Safety and Security - CMCCwww.cmcc.edu/student-right-to-know/safety-and-security/	1
Campus Directory \| Central Maine Community Collegewww.cmcc.edu/discover-cmcc/our-campus/campus-directory/	1
Choose from over 40 programs - CMCC Programs of Studywww.cmcc.edu/academics/programs/programs-of-study/	1
Academics \| Central Maine Community Collegewww.cmcc.edu/academics/	1
Campus Information - CMCCwww.cmcc.edu/discover-cmcc/our-campus/see-the-campus/	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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