People are different in similar ways
In “Part B Audience Considerations” of Plain Language in Plain English, we talk about special needs and special audiences.
For another point of view, Ian Pouncey writes about making form and content usable by people with reading and other challenges in
Web accessibility for cognitive disabilities and learning difficulties
at http://dev.opera.com/articles/view/cognitive-disability-learning-difficulty/
Check it out.
I really like that this is here! In my view, the more that we can think about how people access our words in *all* contexts, the better we will serve our readers.
I also liked Mike Paciello’s book, Web Accessibility for People with Disabilities. (Mike’s accessibility consultancy is http://www.paciellogroup.com)