[Athen] JAWS Accessible Crossword Creator

[Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list]

What fun!!

I believe APH also has a user guide for creating new accessible crossword puzzles and opening .puz files that can be opened in the app.
https://tech.aph.org/pz/#Creating-New-Puzzles

Full disclosure, I have not tried it, but is in my to do list as a puzzle nerd:)


Ramya Karthikeyan
Alternative Format Specialist
UCLA Center for Accessible Education
310-825-1501 (CAE line)

http://www.cae.ucla.edu/

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Subject: [Athen] JAWS Accessible Crossword Creator

Greetings,
    I have a blind student in a class where the instructor does a lot of crossword puzzles. The student uses JAWS screenreader. Does anyone know of a site where I can create crossword puzzles with clues that work with JAWS?  I read that the American Print House has an app that works for this, but when I go to that site there is only an option to solve pre-made puzzles but not create them  https://crossword.aphtech.org/

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Amy Willard

Accessible Technology Coordinator|ADA Compliance

Metropolitan Community College

Office: 816-604-1092

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