[Athen] JAWS Accessible Crossword Creator

[Willard, Amy via athen-list]

Thank you Ramya, Joshua, and Robert for your suggestions.  I ended up trying a few things and discovering https://amuselabs.com/ and got this feedback from the student after sending them the crossword I made:

Good morning, this website is amazingly accessible. I have been using a Mac, and I was able to turn on screen reader mode with Control Shift V, to interact with the website. It seemed to work better with their built-in screen reader. Now I just have to learn how to do crossword puzzles because I have never seen one in my life.


I am so excited they get to enjoy the same fun (and frustration) of crosswords as their peers!

Have a great weekend,
Amy Willard
Accessible Technology Coordinator|ADA Compliance
Metropolitan Community College
Office: 816-604-1092
3200 Broadway, Kansas City, MO  64111<https://www.google.com/maps/place/3200+Broadway,+Kansas+City,+MO+64111/@39.068401,-94.5925967,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x87c0f0268c405bbd:0x3948585fea5ebee4>
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From: Robert Beach <rbeach at KCKCC.EDU>
Sent: Thursday, August 28, 2025 7:56 AM
To: Willard, Amy <Amy.Willard at MCCKC.EDU>; Access Technology Higher Education Network <athen-list at u.washington.edu>
Subject: RE: JAWS Accessible Crossword Creator

Spoonville used to have a crossword puzzle app. You could select from premade puzzles or create your own. This may work if it is still out there.


Robert Lee Beach, Assistive Technology Specialist
Kansas City Kansas Community College
rbeach at kckcc.edu<mailto:rbeach at kckcc.edu>
913-288-7671

From: athen-list <athen-list-bounces at mailman22.u.washington.edu<mailto:athen-list-bounces at mailman22.u.washington.edu>> On Behalf Of Willard, Amy via athen-list
Sent: Wednesday, August 27, 2025 2:39 PM
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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/<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/crossword.aphtech.org/__;!!NQI0uig!mqWthX7LKMCaYqiRAiJKu6wYsFxGBP0TqRjQCShO4EZcutwZhxh2NUi_NVXU3dQWk_WB5RW0J2fhMOLt73Zs9A$>

Any ideas would be greatly appreciated!

Amy Willard

Accessible Technology Coordinator|ADA Compliance

Metropolitan Community College

Office: 816-604-1092

3200 Broadway, Kansas City, MO  64111<https://urldefense.com/v3/__https:/www.google.com/maps/place/3200*Broadway,*Kansas*City,*MO*64111/@39.068401,-94.5925967,17z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x87c0f0268c405bbd:0x3948585fea5ebee4__;KysrKys!!NQI0uig!mqWthX7LKMCaYqiRAiJKu6wYsFxGBP0TqRjQCShO4EZcutwZhxh2NUi_NVXU3dQWk_WB5RW0J2fhMOLDmmLeDQ$>

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