Xtraordinary People Party
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Xtraordinary People is a charity in the United Kingdom
. Founded by Kate Griggs
in 2004, the group aims to increase public understanding of dyslexia
and to reduce stigma
, and campaigns for improved training for teachers to support children with dyslexia.
In the 2005 general election
, Kate Griggs stood for the Xtraordinary People Party against Ruth Kelly
in Bolton West
to raise awareness of dyslexia and her charity, receiving 74 votes, 0.2% of the total.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Founded by Kate Griggs
Kate Griggs
Kate Griggs is a British social entrepreneur best known for her work in the field of dyslexia. She is the founder of the dyslexia charitable organisation, Xtraordinary People...
in 2004, the group aims to increase public understanding of dyslexia
Dyslexia
Dyslexia is a very broad term defining a learning disability that impairs a person's fluency or comprehension accuracy in being able to read, and which can manifest itself as a difficulty with phonological awareness, phonological decoding, orthographic coding, auditory short-term memory, or rapid...
and to reduce stigma
Social stigma
Social stigma is the severe disapproval of or discontent with a person on the grounds of characteristics that distinguish them from other members of a society.Almost all stigma is based on a person differing from social or cultural norms...
, and campaigns for improved training for teachers to support children with dyslexia.
In the 2005 general election
United Kingdom general election, 2005
The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 to elect 646 members to the British House of Commons. The Labour Party under Tony Blair won its third consecutive victory, but with a majority of 66, reduced from 160....
, Kate Griggs stood for the Xtraordinary People Party against Ruth Kelly
Ruth Kelly
Ruth Maria Kelly is a British Labour Party politician of Irish descent who was the Member of Parliament for Bolton West from 1997 until she stood down in 2010...
in Bolton West
Bolton West (UK Parliament constituency)
Bolton West is a county constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...
to raise awareness of dyslexia and her charity, receiving 74 votes, 0.2% of the total.