Meet Our Faculty | Washington and Jefferson College

College Overview | Washington and Jefferson College

Explore Admissions and Affordable Aid | W&J College

Comprehensive Academic Support | Washington and Jefferson College

Build Your College Alumni Network | Washington and Jefferson College

Cabinet - Washington & Jefferson College

Washington & Jefferson College Athletics | Home of the Presidents

Enduring Legacy of Liberal Arts | Washington & Jefferson College

Admission & Financial Aid Support | Washington and Jefferson College

W&J College | Pioneering Changemakers & Future Leaders

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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Title / URL	Issues
Meet Our Faculty \| Washington and Jefferson Collegewww.washjeff.edu/academics/our-faculty/	1
College Overview \| Washington and Jefferson Collegewww.washjeff.edu/about-wj/our-campus/	1
Explore Admissions and Affordable Aid \| W&J Collegewww.washjeff.edu/admissions-aid/	1
Comprehensive Academic Support \| Washington and Jefferson Collegewww.washjeff.edu/academics/our-support/	1
Build Your College Alumni Network \| Washington and Jefferson Collegewww.washjeff.edu/alumni/	1
Cabinet - Washington & Jefferson Collegewww.washjeff.edu/about-wj/cabinet/	1
Washington & Jefferson College Athletics \| Home of the Presidentswww.washjeff.edu/athletics/	1
Enduring Legacy of Liberal Arts \| Washington & Jefferson Collegewww.washjeff.edu/about-wj/	1
Admission & Financial Aid Support \| Washington and Jefferson Collegewww.washjeff.edu/future-students/meet-our-team/	1
W&J College \| Pioneering Changemakers & Future Leaderswww.washjeff.edu/	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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