Page not found | SUNY Oswego

Academics | SUNY Oswego

About Oswego | SUNY Oswego

Extended Learning | Extended Learning

Dining Experience | SUNY Oswego

Syracuse Campus | Syracuse campus

Our faculty | SUNY Oswego

Research | SUNY Oswego

Student services | SUNY Oswego

How to Apply | Admissions

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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March 2025

February 2025

State University of New York at Oswego

Title / URL	Issues
Page not found \| SUNY Oswegooswego.edu/invented-url-for-404-page	1
Academics \| SUNY Oswegowww.oswego.edu/academics/	1
About Oswego \| SUNY Oswegowww.oswego.edu/about/	1
Extended Learning \| Extended Learningwww.oswego.edu/extended-learning/	1
Dining Experience \| SUNY Oswegowww.oswego.edu/student-life/campus-dining	1
Syracuse Campus \| Syracuse campuswww.oswego.edu/syracuse/	1
Our faculty \| SUNY Oswegowww.oswego.edu/academics/our-faculty	1
Research \| SUNY Oswegowww.oswego.edu/research	1
Student services \| SUNY Oswegowww.oswego.edu/student-services	1
How to Apply \| Admissionswww.oswego.edu/admissions/undergraduate/how-to-apply	1

Ensure lists are marked up correctly

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