College of Arts & Sciences | Piedmont University

How to Apply | Piedmont University

Athens Campus | Piedmont University

Online Learning | Piedmont University

Leadership | Piedmont University

Employment | Piedmont University

Accessibility | Piedmont University

Academics | Piedmont University

Piedmont News | Piedmont University

Piedmont Events | Piedmont University

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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November 2025

October 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
College of Arts & Sciences \| Piedmont Universitywww.piedmont.edu/academics/arts-sciences/	2
How to Apply \| Piedmont Universitywww.piedmont.edu/admission-aid/apply/	2
Athens Campus \| Piedmont Universitywww.piedmont.edu/athens-campus/	2
Online Learning \| Piedmont Universitywww.piedmont.edu/academics/online-learning/	2
Leadership \| Piedmont Universitywww.piedmont.edu/about-piedmont/leadership/	2
Employment \| Piedmont Universitywww.piedmont.edu/resources/employment/	2
Accessibility \| Piedmont Universitywww.piedmont.edu/accessibility/	2
Academics \| Piedmont Universitywww.piedmont.edu/academics/	2
Piedmont News \| Piedmont Universitywww.piedmont.edu/news/	2
Piedmont Events \| Piedmont Universitywww.piedmont.edu/events/	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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