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Top Tech Tidbits Founder Dean Martineau Offers Technology Training for Sight Loss

Published November 12, 2026 by Aaron Di Blasi

Earlier this month, I received an email from Dean. He opened with, “Hello. Glad to see that Tidbits is thriving.”

It sure is, Dean. On October 29, 2026, Top Tech Tidbits went out to 50,118 subscribers, and every one of them is here today because of what you started.

For those of you who do not know him, Dean is the man who started this newsletter (Top Tech Tidbits) almost 22 years ago.

Dean founded Top Tech Tidbits in December of 2004. I worked for Dean and Larry Lewis of then Flying Blind, LLC for 13 years publishing the newsletter, from 2007 to 2020, when Mind Vault took on distribution.

On August 26, 2021, after 821 issues, Dean Martineau stepped back as Senior Editor of Top Tech Tidbits and told you that he was, in his words, “free to join the rest of you in happily reading the news every week.”

Technology Training for Sight Loss

Beginning with our November 12, 2026 issue, Dean is once again a Sponsor of Top Tech Tidbits. You will find him on our Sponsor Wall, on our Sponsors page and in every issue. It is not his first time on the Wall. He was a Sponsor from June 4, 2020 through August 26, 2021 as well. Please join me in welcoming him back.

Why There Is a Top Tech Tidbits to Read at All

Dean launched Top Tech Tidbits on December 16, 2004 for the simplest reason there is. In his words, “it was the newsletter I wanted to receive, and it didn’t exist.”

So he built it himself. For more than 16 years, he, Larry Lewis and I kept it going, week after week. As he put it when he stepped back, until very recently, “if I hadn’t produced Tidbits, it would not have appeared.”

Every issue you have read since is built on that work.

Why Dean Will Never Pay Us a Dollar

Dean Martineau will never need to spend a dollar with this publication for as long as I’m Publisher.

I cannot, in good conscience, take his money. Top Tech Tidbits is honored to carry Dean’s sponsorship, because without Dean, there would be no Top Tech Tidbits.

What Dean Is Offering Right Now

Dean is a blind adaptive technology trainer who offers affordable remote training to people anywhere in the world, in screen readers, Windows, Braille and iOS. He has been teaching blind people to use computers for more than 30 years, and he keeps up on the new tools constantly becoming available, so he can help you find the ones that will benefit you.

Right now, Dean is offering package deals to seniors trying to master technology while struggling with sight loss. He wants people to get a good deal, paying what they can afford. Time zones are not an issue, and training in French and Spanish may be possible.

If that sounds like you, or someone you love, reach out and see if you might want to work together.

Where to Find Dean

A Note of Thanks

Dean, thank you. Thank you for 821 issues. Thank you for seeing something that didn’t exist and building it for the rest of us. Thank you for making Tidbits possible.

You will always have a home here. It’s an honor to have you with us.

Cheers,

” The greatest barrier to accessibility is indifference. “

Aaron Di Blasi, PMP
Engineer, Educator, Advocate, Publisher & Journalist
President & Sr. PMP, Mind Vault Solutions, Ltd., PR Director: AT-Newswire, Publisher: AI-Weekly, Top Tech Tidbits, Access Information News, Title II Today

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