Foundation's Idaho affiliate wages successful court fight on behalf of woman who lost a child custody battle because of epilepsy. The Epilepsy Foundation's National Epilepsy Library is founded. Foundation sues Department of Transportation to force reinstatement of passive restraint rules. Department of Defense liberalizes standards on military service and seizure history. Delaware repeals sterilization law.
Blood banks agree to review blood donation rules barring people with epilepsy.
Foundation protests mandatory substitution of generic anti-epilepsy drugs. Approval of first two new drugs for the treatment of epilepsy in 15 years. Center for Disease Control establishes section on epilepsy. Foundation camping program begins. Gene Discovery project launched on the Internet.