Our Region - Hamilton College

Sustainability - Hamilton College

About - Contact Us - Hamilton College

Know Thyself - Hamilton College

Accessibility - Hamilton College

Admission & Aid - Cost - Hamilton College

Admission & Aid - Meet Our Team - Hamilton College

Apply - Applying to Hamilton - Hamilton College

About - Facts - Hamilton College

Financial Aid - Tuition & Financial Aid - Hamilton 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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August 2025

July 2025

Hamilton College

Title / URL	Issues
Our Region - Hamilton Collegewww.hamilton.edu/about/region	3
Sustainability - Hamilton Collegewww.hamilton.edu/about/sustainability	3
About - Contact Us - Hamilton Collegewww.hamilton.edu/about/contact	3
Know Thyself - Hamilton Collegewww.hamilton.edu/about/know-thyself	3
Accessibility - Hamilton Collegewww.hamilton.edu/about/accessibility	3
Admission & Aid - Cost - Hamilton Collegewww.hamilton.edu/admission/tuition	3
Admission & Aid - Meet Our Team - Hamilton Collegewww.hamilton.edu/admission/staff	3
Apply - Applying to Hamilton - Hamilton Collegewww.hamilton.edu/admission/apply	3
About - Facts - Hamilton Collegewww.hamilton.edu/about/facts	3
Financial Aid - Tuition & Financial Aid - Hamilton Collegewww.hamilton.edu/admission/finaid	3

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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