Testing Center

Advising

Student Success Center

Fitness Center

Veterans Affairs

Student Forms

Digital Learning Resources

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

November 2025

Temple College

Title / URL	Issues
Testing Centerwww.templecollege.edu/admissions/testing/index.html	16
Advisingwww.templecollege.edu/admissions/advising/index.html	12
Student Success Centerwww.templecollege.edu/resources/tutoring/index.html	10
Fitness Centerwww.templecollege.edu/resources/fitness-center.html	5
Veterans Affairswww.templecollege.edu/admissions/va/index.html	2
Student Formswww.templecollege.edu/admissions/student-forms.html	2
Digital Learning Resourceswww.templecollege.edu/resources/elearning/index.html	2

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