Accessibility and Usability Evaluation of State-Owned Universities Website in Nigeria
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International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT) |  |
| © 2018 by IJETT Journal | ||
| Volume-56 Number-1 |
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| Year of Publication : 2018 | ||
| Authors : Fortune B. Deedam, Enefa-a Thomas, Onate E. Taylor |
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| DOI : 10.14445/22315381/IJETT-V56P206 |
Citation
Fortune B. Deedam, Enefa-a Thomas, Onate E. Taylor "Accessibility and Usability Evaluation of State-Owned Universities Website in Nigeria", International Journal of Engineering Trends and Technology (IJETT), V56(1),31-36 February 2018. ISSN:2231-5381. www.ijettjournal.org. published by seventh sense research group
Abstract
University websites provide an information space for services offered by the university as well as a platform for the ease of communication between the universities and their various stakeholders. Thepurposeofthisresearchwastoevaluate the accessibility and usability guidelines against Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 and US Federal (Usability.gov) guidelines. This study used SortSite Automated Tool to evaluate the conformance of 10 randomly selected websites of state-owned universities in Nigeria. The results revealed that the websites do not conform to the implementation of WCAG 2.0 and also most usability guidelines hinder the ease of access and navigation thus enhancing barriers to web accessibility. The study suggested recommendations that will improve the information space of the university websites in Nigeria.
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keywords
Academic, Accessibility, Usability, Website