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- ↑ Vinux Enchances Productivity for Visually Impaired Users | Reviews | LinuxInsider
- ↑ Ubuntu-Based Vinux Linux 5.1 Released for Blind and Partially Sighted People, Softpedia News
- ↑ 8 Linux distros for blind and disabled | Opensource.com
- ↑ 5 Lesser Known Ubuntu Based Distro You Have Not Heard Of, MakeTechEasier
- ↑ "Royal National College for the Blind: Vinux for the visually impaired". Excellence Gateway. Learning and Skills Improvement Service. 22 October 2009. Archived from the original on 16 July 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2010.
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- ↑ Download Vinux 5.1, Softpedia Linux
