Vinux - Linux for the visually impaired, based on Ubuntu 10.04.

[Rodney9]

FROM DISTROWATCH • New Distribution Release: Vinux 3.0
Vinux Tony Sales has announced the release of Vinux 3.0, an Ubuntu-based distribution designed for blind and visually impaired computer users: "On behalf of the whole Vinux community I am happy to announce the 3rd release of Vinux - Linux for the visually impaired, based on Ubuntu 10.04. This version of Vinux provides three screen-readers, two full-screen magnifiers, dynamic font-size and colour-theme changing as well as support for USB Braille displays. Vinux is now available both as an installable live CD and as a DEB package which will automatically convert an existing Ubuntu installation into an accessible Vinux system. In addition, we now have our own Vinux package repository (from which you can install our customised packages with APT or Synaptic) and a dedicated Vinux IRC channel." Visit the project's home page to read the full release announcement. Download: Vinux-3.0.iso (686MB, MD5), Vinux-3.0.iso (693MB, MD5).

[shantiq]

simply amazing!!

[jettaknight86]

I'm having trouble getting it to work; is there no GUI?

[cespinal]

Is this a joke?

[jettaknight86]

Is this a joke?

Sadly, no, but the problem was mine. I improperly loaded the iso image onto a dvd and came up with shell command instead of a GUI.
Re-tried again a couple of hours ago - works fine.