Accessibility of Ethiopian First Generation Public University Websites

Abstract

This paper assesses the level of web availability offered by the advanced education establishment of the Ethiopian 1^st generation public university websites. The accessibility of website evaluation was done by using the automatic website evaluation toolAChecker. Based on the World Wide Web Consortium(W3C) evaluation standards and  Web content Accessibility guidelines 1.0 (WCAG 1.0) and 2.0 (WCAG 2.0) with different levels such as level A, AA, and AAA. The outcomes of the website accessibility evaluation show no university websites meet the minimum requirements of website accessibility except Hawassa university's website.