Epilepsy Foundation of America created through merger. North Carolina strikes driver licensing laws barring all people with epilepsy from driving.
Foundation sponsors new drug level monitoring machines to improve care.
Gallup Poll shows improvement in public attitudes toward epilepsy. First comprehensive epilepsy centers open in the United States. Congress passes law establishing a Commission for the Control of Epilepsy and its Consequences. National Employment Project, funded by the Department of Labor, established in five cities. Foundation merges with National Epilepsy League, creates single national voice for epilepsy.