Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats

@dadederk

#iOS @ Yoto. Developer of RetroRapid! & Xarra! Previously: @apple, @spotify, @BBC & @Skyscanner accessibilityupto11.com

London, England

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Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats
@dadederk
Mar 26
Today is the day! 🎉 Xarra is here! Import any article, document or text and listen to it while the text stays in sync on screen: read, listen, or both. We have a launch offer: LAUNCH50Y (~50% off yearly) · LAUNCHSAVE (~25–30% off lifetime) apps.apple.com/gb/app/xarra/i…
Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats
@dadederk
Sep 28
If you cover apps, accessibility, or indie development for a publication, blog, newsletter, podcast, or video channel... and think Xarra's story might interest your audience, please reach out. I’d love to chat! Press kit and demo: accessibilityupto11.com/apps/xarra/pre… Thanks so much!
Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats
@dadederk
Sep 28
How did this happen?! 😱 Xarra is a 2026 Gaady Award winner! I’m genuinely humbled and honoured. Thanks to the GAAD Foundation for pushing the industry to build a more accessible digital world, and to everyone who has helped shape Xarra! gaad.foundation/what-we-do/gaa…
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Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats
@dadederk
Sep 28
How did this happen?! 😱 Xarra is a 2026 Gaady Award winner! I’m genuinely humbled and honoured. Thanks to the GAAD Foundation for pushing the industry to build a more accessible digital world, and to everyone who has helped shape Xarra!
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Gaady Award Winners | GAAD Foundation
The GAAD Foundation is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to disrupt the culture of technology and digital product development to include accessibility as a core requirement. Our vision is for...
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Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats
@dadederk
Sep 27
I keep being asked: what is Xarra? I made a short one-minute video to show what it looks like and how I use it. youtu.be/-fBbvx9dTus #Xarra
Daniel Devesa Derksen-Staats
@dadederk
Sep 27
Xarra 2.0 is ready for iOS 27, iPadOS 27, macOS 27 and visionOS 27! Find docs in Spotlight, use 4 new Shortcuts, ask Siri to start listening. Smoother imports, library search, better playback layout. Now in French, Italian, Dutch, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese and Japanese too.
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