Majors and Programs | Everett Community College

Center for Disability Services (The CDS Office) | Everett Community College

Visit Us at EvCC! | Everett Community College

ctcLink at EvCC | Everett Community College

Faculty Pages || EvCC

Bookstore | Everett Community College

Writing Center | Everett Community College

Admissions and Registration Overview | Everett Community College

Counseling & Student Success | Everett Community College

Student LIFE | Everett Community 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

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Title / URL	Issues
Majors and Programs \| Everett Community Collegewww.everettcc.edu/programs/	1
Center for Disability Services (The CDS Office) \| Everett Community Collegewww.everettcc.edu/students/cds/	1
Visit Us at EvCC! \| Everett Community Collegewww.everettcc.edu/students/visit-us/	1
ctcLink at EvCC \| Everett Community Collegewww.everettcc.edu/administration/technology-services/ctclink	1
Faculty Pages \|\| EvCCwww.everettcc.edu/directory/faculty/	1
Bookstore \| Everett Community Collegewww.everettcc.edu/administration/campus-operations/bookstore	1
Writing Center \| Everett Community Collegewww.everettcc.edu/programs/arts/writing-center	1
Admissions and Registration Overview \| Everett Community Collegewww.everettcc.edu/enrollment/	1
Counseling & Student Success \| Everett Community Collegewww.everettcc.edu/programs/arts/css/	1
Student LIFE \| Everett Community Collegewww.everettcc.edu/students/sa/	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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Where this issue has occurred