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Foundation Launches Hispanic Website

Georgia has one the largest and fastest-growing Hispanic populations in the country. Because of this tremendous growth we are seeing more and more Spanish-speaking people with dealing with seizure disorders/epilepsy.

Often times, it is difficult for persons with epilepsy to find educational materials and other resources printed in their native tongue. Realizing this, the Epilepsy Foundation has created a new Spanish language website, www.fundacionparalaepilepsia.org. This site has numerous sections describing the various types of seizures, treatment options, and ways an individual and family can live more successfully with epilepsy.

Epilepsy knows no borders, and we are pleased that we can offer this new resource.

New Educational Resource Now Available

We are pleased to announce the establishment of an exciting, new educational resource for school nurses, teachers and parents of children with a seizure disorder.

You can now go to the website www.epilepsyclassroom.com to find a wide range of helpful information designed to improve the quality of education for your child or a student you might teach in your class. The site includes a glossary of terms related to epilepsy, easy to understand descriptions of the various types of seizures, first aid information and lesson plans appropriate to different grade levels to teach a child's peers about the disorder. Numerous forms that can be used by both family members and school personnel to plan for a child's specific educational needs can also be downloaded from this site.

Employment Program Update

Epilepsy Works, our Employment Program, was just awarded a grant by the Georgia Baptist Health Care Ministry Foundation. This grant ,combined with funding from the Department of Labor Vocational Rehabilitation ,assists us in providing the Epilepsy Works Employment Program for citizens of Georgia who have epilepsy or seizure disorders.

Epilepsy Works is a multi-part program designed to teach job search skills to clients with epilepsy. These skills include resume writing and critiques, networking, mock interviews and job search correspondence. Additionally, our staff will go to work locations and conduct workshops explaining epilepsy, its symptoms and the appropriate treatment for a seizure in the workplace. We will work with employees and supervisors on identifying appropriate accommodations to insure that people with seizure disorders receive the rights they are entitled to.

For information contact Marilyn Poliakoff at 800-527-7105 or Marilyn@epilepsyGA.org