Program for Accelerated College Education (PACE) | Ventura College

Ventura College East Campus | Ventura College

Library | Ventura College

Home | Ventura College

Accreditation | Ventura College

First time visit: View without clicking anything

ZTC (Zero Textbook Cost) | Ventura College

Newsroom | Ventura College

Distance Education | Ventura College

Events | Ventura College

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 2024

May 2024

Ventura College

Title / URL	Issues
Program for Accelerated College Education (PACE) \| Ventura Collegewww.venturacollege.edu/PACE	4
Ventura College East Campus \| Ventura Collegewww.venturacollege.edu/eastcampus	4
Library \| Ventura Collegewww.venturacollege.edu/departments/student-services/library	4
Home \| Ventura Collegewww.venturacollege.edu/	4
Accreditation \| Ventura Collegewww.venturacollege.edu/college-information/accreditation	4
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.venturacollege.edu/	4
ZTC (Zero Textbook Cost) \| Ventura Collegewww.venturacollege.edu/ZTC	4
Newsroom \| Ventura Collegewww.venturacollege.edu/news	1
Distance Education \| Ventura Collegewww.venturacollege.edu/online-services/distance-education	1
Events \| Ventura Collegewww.venturacollege.edu/events	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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