List Tags

ISSUE:

Bullets and numbers created using a HTML list tag (unordered list <UL> and ordered list <OL>) may not be read by some screen-readers or displayed by older browsers and some hand-held devices. If bullets created using the <ul> list tag are important for comprehension of the document or numbered bullets created using the <ol> list tag are to be referenced elsewhere in the document, additional mark-up should be included that promotes accessibility.

STANDARD:

• When bullets created using the <ul> list tag are important for comprehension of the document or numbered bullets created using the <ol> list tag are to be referenced elsewhere in the document, include additional mark-up that promotes accessibility.

EXAMPLE:

Use HTML bullets (•) as an alternative to unordered list tags <ul>.

Number the list manually as an alternative to using numbered list tags <ol>, when the numbers are to be referenced elsewhere in the document.