Visit Hampshire | Hampshire College

Campus Resources | Hampshire College

Room to Grow | Hampshire College

What were you made for? | Hampshire College

Centers and Programs | Hampshire College

Alumni | Hampshire College

Urgent. Unbounded. Entrepreneurial. | Hampshire College

For Counselors | Hampshire College

Changemakers: Notable Alumni | Hampshire College

Apply to Hampshire | Hampshire 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
Visit Hampshire \| Hampshire Collegewww.hampshire.edu/admissions/visit-hampshire	3
Campus Resources \| Hampshire Collegewww.hampshire.edu/student-life/campus-resources	3
Room to Grow \| Hampshire Collegewww.hampshire.edu/student-life/room-grow	3
What were you made for? \| Hampshire Collegewww.hampshire.edu/admissions	2
Centers and Programs \| Hampshire Collegewww.hampshire.edu/academics/centers-and-programs	2
Alumni \| Hampshire Collegewww.hampshire.edu/alumni	2
Urgent. Unbounded. Entrepreneurial. \| Hampshire Collegewww.hampshire.edu/hampshire-experience	2
For Counselors \| Hampshire Collegewww.hampshire.edu/admissions/counselors	2
Changemakers: Notable Alumni \| Hampshire Collegewww.hampshire.edu/notable-alumni	2
Apply to Hampshire \| Hampshire Collegewww.hampshire.edu/admissions/apply-hampshire	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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