Find Your Program

Title IX at IWU | Indiana Wesleyan University

Library

International Student Pathways | Indiana Wesleyan University

Give Now

University Profile | Indiana Wesleyan University

Wesley Seminary | Indiana Wesleyan University

Parents

Indiana Wesleyan University

Legal

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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January 2026

December 2025

Title / URL	Issues
Find Your Programwww.indwes.edu/find-your-program	100
Title IX at IWU \| Indiana Wesleyan Universitywww.indwes.edu/title-ix/	100
Librarywww.indwes.edu/academics/library	100
International Student Pathways \| Indiana Wesleyan Universityindwes.edu/pathways/international/	100
Give Nowwww.indwes.edu/alumni/give-now	100
University Profile \| Indiana Wesleyan Universitywww.indwes.edu/about/profile/	100
Wesley Seminary \| Indiana Wesleyan Universitywww.indwes.edu/academics/seminary/	100
Parentswww.indwes.edu/parents/	100
Indiana Wesleyan Universityindwes.edu/	100
Legalwww.indwes.edu/legal	100

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

Indiana Wesleyan University

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