Accessible Crossword Puzzle App
Submitted by Charlotte Cushman on Mar 15, 2019
Constructed with universal design concepts, this Crossword Puzzle app from APH (American Printing House for the Blind) provides a platform on which to solve crossword puzzles for all. The puzzles are fully accessible and can be navigated with a screen reader or VoiceOver.
The existing list of puzzles corresponds to academic content for 5th-12th grade, in US and World History, Science, Social Studies, Literature, Math, The Arts, and more. The dropdown list includes the following puzzles:
- 5th Grade Time
- 5th Grade Baby Animals (I and II)
- 5th Grade Geometric Shapes
- 5th Grade State Capitals (I and II)
- 5th Grade U.S. Presidents
- 5th Grade Women in History
- 5th Grade World Languages (I and II)
- 6th Grade Animal Life Cycles
- 6th Grade World Holidays
- 6th Grade Dance
- 6th Grade Marine Life
- 6th Grade Musical Instruments
- 6th Grade Landmarks and Monuments
- 6th Grade Pilgrims
- 6th Grade Units of Measurement
- 6th Grade World Currency
- 7th Grade Classic Children's Novels
- 7th Grade The Declaration of Independence
- 7th Grade Earth Day
- 7th Grade Earthquakes
- 7th Grade Music
- 7th Grade Explorers
- 7th Grade Nutrition
- 7th Grade Physical Fitness
- 7th Grade Volcanoes
- 8th Grade The Theater
- 8th Grade 20th Century Inventions
- 8th Grade Endangered Species
- 8th Grade Titanic
- 8th Grade The Great Depression
- 8th Grade Health
- 8th Grade The Human Body
- 8th Grade The Middle Ages
- 8th Grade The Renaissance
- 8th Grade Solar System
- 8th Grade What are you afraid of?
- 9th Grade Algebra
- 9th Grade Baby Animals (I and II)
- 9th Grade Geometric Shapes
- 9th Grade Grammar
- 9th Grade Literary Terms
- 9th Grade Literary Characters
- 9th Grade Mythology
- 9th Grade The Revolutionary War
- 9th Grade U.S. Presidents
- 10th Grade Civil War
- 10th Grade Geometry
- 10th Grade Cooking
- 10th Grade Space Exploration
- 10th Grade Sports Heroes
- 10th Grade The Stock Market
- 10th Grade Teen Health
- 10th Grade Social Media
- 10th Grade Time
- 10th Grade Women Novelists and Writers
- 11th Grade 1960s
- 11th Grade American Writers
- 11th Grade The 1950s
- 11th Grade Ancient Greek Theater
- 11th Grade Famous Couples
- 11th Grade Civil Rights Movement
- 11th Grade World Currency
- 11th Grade World Languages (I and II)
- 12th Grade American Judicial System
- 12th Grade Broadway Musicals
- 12th Grade World Languages
- 12th Grade College Majors
- 12th Grade College Life
- 12th Grade Human Brain
- 12th Grade Our Solar System
- 12th Grade Shakespearean Characters
- 12th Grade Famous Artists
- 12th Grade World Capitals (I and II)
Users can also create their own puzzles.
