Alumni Events – Hiram College

Private College in Ohio | Our Small College Helps Students Grow | Hiram College

Graduate Studies – Hiram College

Visit – Hiram College

Residence Life – Hiram College

Stories – Hiram College

Hiram Guarantee – Hiram College

Deposit – Hiram College

Consumer Information – Hiram College

Admission & Aid – Hiram 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
Alumni Events – Hiram Collegewww.hiram.edu/alumni-events/	7
Private College in Ohio \| Our Small College Helps Students Grow \| Hiram Collegewww.hiram.edu/	7
Graduate Studies – Hiram Collegewww.hiram.edu/academics/graduate-studies/	7
Visit – Hiram Collegewww.hiram.edu/visit/	7
Residence Life – Hiram Collegewww.hiram.edu/life-at-hiram/residence-life/	7
Stories – Hiram Collegewww.hiram.edu/stories/	7
Hiram Guarantee – Hiram Collegewww.hiram.edu/hiram-guarantee/	7
Deposit – Hiram Collegewww.hiram.edu/deposit/	7
Consumer Information – Hiram Collegewww.hiram.edu/consumer-information/	7
Admission & Aid – Hiram Collegewww.hiram.edu/admissions-aid/	7

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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