Prepare for college

Programs and Courses

Community College of Baltimore County

Learn to speak, read and write in English

Academic Advisement

Connect: Student Guide

Honors Program

Discover CCBC

Earn a credential

CCBC Online

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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June 2025

May 2025

The Community College of Baltimore County

Title / URL	Issues
Prepare for collegewww.ccbcmd.edu/get-started/prepare-for-college	10
Programs and Courseswww.ccbcmd.edu/programs-and-courses	9
Community College of Baltimore Countywww.ccbcmd.edu/	9
Learn to speak, read and write in Englishwww.ccbcmd.edu/get-started/learn-english	9
Academic Advisementwww.ccbcmd.edu/resources-for-students/academic-advisement	9
Connect: Student Guidewww.ccbcmd.edu/connect-student-guide	9
Honors Programwww.ccbcmd.edu/programs-and-courses/honors-program	9
Discover CCBCwww.ccbcmd.edu/get-started/discover-ccbc	9
Earn a credentialwww.ccbcmd.edu/get-started/earn-a-credential	9
CCBC Onlinewww.ccbcmd.edu/Programs-and-Courses/CCBC-Online.aspx	9

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

The Community College of Baltimore County

Where this issue has occurred