Homepage | Portland State University

First time visit: View without clicking anything

I Am A Parent | Portland State University

Welcome to the Graduate School | Portland State University

University Honors College | Portland State University

I Am A Student Veteran | Portland State University

I am a PSU Faculty & Staff | Portland State University

Transfer to PSU | College Transfer Information

The School of Business at PSU | Portland State University | Portland State University

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

February 2025

January 2025

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Title / URL	Issues
Homepage \| Portland State Universitywww.pdx.edu/	4
First time visit: View without clicking anythingwww.pdx.edu/	4
I Am A Parent \| Portland State Universitywww.pdx.edu/parent	3
Welcome to the Graduate School \| Portland State Universitywww.pdx.edu/gradschool/	3
University Honors College \| Portland State Universitywww.pdx.edu/honors/	3
I Am A Student Veteran \| Portland State Universitywww.pdx.edu/veteran	3
Homepage \| Portland State Universitywww.pdx.edu/alumni/	3
I am a PSU Faculty & Staff \| Portland State Universitywww.pdx.edu/faculty-staff	3
Transfer to PSU \| College Transfer Informationwww.pdx.edu/transfer-student	3
The School of Business at PSU \| Portland State University \| Portland State Universitywww.pdx.edu/business/	3

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