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From: Mike Warner
Date: Aug 23, 2024 4:14PM

Hi all,

I'm revamping the accessibility of our crossword puzzle feature and was
wondering what the expected behavior of the tab and arrow keys would be.
Should the boxes for the letters be tabbable or just navigable via arrows?
Right now our current version uses the tab key to navigate the crossword
grid. The arrows don't have a behavior in the grid.

I found only one accessible crossword game built with html and javascript:
https://crossword.aphtech.org/?openWithUrl=http://select.nytimes.com/premium/xword/Apr0109.puz
Does that behave as you'd expect?

Thanks,
Mike

Mike Warner
Director of IT Services
MindEdge Learning