Epilepsy Action
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{{For|the unconnected Australian epilepsy organisation|Epilepsy Action Australia}}
'''Epilepsy Action''' is a [[United Kingdom|UK]] based [[charitable organization|charity]] providing information, advice and support for people with [[epilepsy]].
Formed in [[1950]] as British Epilepsy Association (the organisation adopted Epilepsy Action as its working name in [[2002]]), it provides [[freephone]] and [[email]] helplines and a wide range of information booklets. It has around 100 local support groups across [[England]], [[Wales]] and [[Northern Ireland]] and a network of [[volunteer]]s working in the community.
It also organises [[meeting|conferences]] for people with epilepsy and health professionals with an interest in the condition. It also has a [[website]] that includes information about epilepsy and runs an [[online community]] for people with the condition and their carers.
It undertakes and encourages non-[[laboratory]] [[research]] into epilepsy and the issues surrounding living with the condition.
Membership of Epilepsy Action is open to anyone for payment of an annual fee. As at [[31 December]] [[2006]], it had 15,396 members. [http://www.epilepsy.org.uk/sites/epilepsy/files/images/about/epilepsyaction_2006annualreview.pdf]
The charity received international media coverage in [[2007]] when it claimed that 30 people with [[photosensitive epilepsy]] had had [[seizures]] as a result of a segment of animated footage commissioned by the organising committee of the [[London]] [[2012 Summer Olympics]] to promote its logo.
Its headquarters are in [[Yeadon, West Yorkshire|Yeadon]], [[West Yorkshire]].
==External links==
* [http://www.epilepsy.org.uk Official website]
* [http://www.forum4e.com forum4e online community]
* [http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/registeredcharities/showcharity.asp?remchar=&chyno=234343 Entry on the Register of Charities] from the [[Charity Commission]]
[[Category:Epilepsy organizations]]
[[Category:Health charities in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Organizations established in 1950]]
[[Category:Organisations based in West Yorkshire]]