Admissions

Alumni

Programs

Mission & History

Foundation

Accreditation

Campus Tour

Dining

Policies

At A Glance

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.

list-not-following-semantics

December 2025

November 2025

Weatherford College

Title / URL	Issues
Admissionswc.edu/admissions/index.php	4
Alumniwc.edu/about/alumni/index.php	4
Programswc.edu/programs/index.php	4
Mission & Historywc.edu/about/mission-history.php	4
Foundationwc.edu/about/foundation/index.php	4
Accreditationwc.edu/about/accreditation.php	4
Campus Tourwc.edu/admissions/campus-tour.php	4
Diningwc.edu/campus-life/dining.php	4
Policieswc.edu/policies.php	4
At A Glancewc.edu/about/at-a-glance.php	4

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

Weatherford College

Where this issue has occurred