Schedules & Catalogs | Hagerstown Community College

Admissions Office | Hagerstown Community College

Athletics | Hagerstown Community College

Contact HCC | Hagerstown Community College

Registration for Credit Classes | Hagerstown Community College

Current Students | Hagerstown Community College

About Hagerstown Community College | Hagerstown Community College

HCC en español | Hagerstown Community College

Faculty & Staff | Hagerstown Community College

Unsure where to start? | Hagerstown 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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Title / URL	Issues
Schedules & Catalogs \| Hagerstown Community Collegewww.hagerstowncc.edu/schedules-catalogs	2
Admissions Office \| Hagerstown Community Collegewww.hagerstowncc.edu/admissions	2
Athletics \| Hagerstown Community Collegewww.hagerstowncc.edu/athletics	2
Contact HCC \| Hagerstown Community Collegewww.hagerstowncc.edu/contact-hcc	2
Registration for Credit Classes \| Hagerstown Community Collegewww.hagerstowncc.edu/ccregistration	2
Current Students \| Hagerstown Community Collegewww.hagerstowncc.edu/current-students	2
About Hagerstown Community College \| Hagerstown Community Collegewww.hagerstowncc.edu/about-hcc	2
HCC en español \| Hagerstown Community Collegewww.hagerstowncc.edu/spanish	2
Faculty & Staff \| Hagerstown Community Collegewww.hagerstowncc.edu/faculty-staff	2
Unsure where to start? \| Hagerstown Community Collegewww.hagerstowncc.edu/future-students	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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