Apply to STCC | STCC

Springfield Adult Learning Center | STCC

COVID-19 | STCC

Registrar's Office | STCC

Degrees & Certificates | STCC

Open House | STCC

HiSET/GED Exams | STCC

Flex Terms | STCC

Scholarships & Awards | STCC

Course Descriptions | STCC

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 2025

December 2024

Springfield Technical Community College

Title / URL	Issues
Apply to STCC \| STCCwww.stcc.edu/apply/	2
Springfield Adult Learning Center \| STCCwww.stcc.edu/wdc/salc/	2
COVID-19 \| STCCwww.stcc.edu/covid-19/	2
Registrar's Office \| STCCwww.stcc.edu/resources/registrar/	2
Degrees & Certificates \| STCCwww.stcc.edu/explore/programs/	2
Open House \| STCCwww.stcc.edu/apply/open-house/	2
HiSET/GED Exams \| STCCwww.stcc.edu/testing/hiset/	2
Flex Terms \| STCCwww.stcc.edu/flexterms/	2
Scholarships & Awards \| STCCwww.stcc.edu/scholarships/	2
Course Descriptions \| STCCwww.stcc.edu/explore/descriptions/	2

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

Springfield Technical Community College

Where this issue has occurred