[Athen] JAWS Accessible Crossword Creator

[foreigntype at gmail.com via athen-list]

I would be interested in testing out whether the crossword creator is
similarly accessible for voice navigation and dictation since screen
reading software and Dragon NS uses the same code for navigation. I use a
lot of crossword and word search puzzles in my foreign language classes. I
import chapter vocabulary and use it in the puzzles. It would be great to
be able to create and work these puzzles using my voice navigation &
dictation software!

Wink Harner

Wink Harner
Accessibility Consultant/Alternative Text Production
The Foreign Type

Portland OR
foreigntype at gmail.com

This email was dictated using Dragon NaturallySpeaking. Please forgive
quirks, misrecognitions, or errata .


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On Wed, Aug 27, 2025 at 1:13 PM Karthikeyan, Ramya via athen-list <
athen-list at u.washington.edu> wrote:


> 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)

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

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> *Subject:* [Athen] JAWS Accessible Crossword Creator

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> 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

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