Challenge of the Year
2024 Challenge of the Year: Accessibility
The Challenge of the Year is an initiative through which the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan selects an annual theme to empower our work in changing significant epilepsy-related problems. Through a variety of efforts, including education, public policy advocacy, and public awareness campaigns, we strive to make a noticeable impact in Michigan over the course of the year. Check this webpage to learn more about the Challenge of the Year, what we’re working on, and how you can get involved!
In 2024, our Challenge of the Year is Accessibility.
This year, we’re setting our sights on tackling multifaceted challenges within the realm of accessibility, addressing critical aspects that profoundly impact the epilepsy community. In 2024, we will concentrate our efforts on expanding access in a number of key areas, such as,
a) Disability Inclusion: Promoting a society where individuals with epilepsy are embraced, celebrated, and fully integrated into all aspects of life.
b) Appropriate Epilepsy Care: Ensuring that everyone in our community has access to comprehensive, timely, and specialized care that meets their unique needs.
c) Health Equity: Advocating for a healthcare landscape where every person, across all identities, personal needs, and circumstances has equal opportunities to attain optimal health outcomes.
d) Resources – Breaking barriers to help people with epilepsy gain access to needed resources, such as transportation, employment, affordable medications, and more.
By acting intentionally, building coalitions, and leveraging the collective strength of our community, we are confident that we can make a tangible impact on the lives of those living with epilepsy. Together, we will work toward expanded accessibility with intention and purposeful action.
We invite you to join us in this work!
Each one of us has skills and talents to share, and when we use those to take action together, we can make our larger community voice heard too. At the Epilepsy Foundation of Michigan, you can expand access through epilepsy education, public health, public policy, seizure recognition and first aid, medical research, community care and support, disability justice and inclusion, and so much more.
How will you do that this year? How will you partner with others to create more support, public understanding, and opportunities for the epilepsy community to live well and thrive?
If you want to get involved this year, we want to hear from you. We invite you to call us at 800-377-6226. If you have ideas of how you’d like to further accessibility, or if you’d like to become involved in our programs and services, please contact Renee Roederer.
Learn more about accessibility:
- Assessing and Addressing Cognitive Function in Epilepsy
- Disability Laws: Your Rights in Education, Employment, and Beyond
- Epilepsy and Employment: How Vocational Rehabilitation Can Help
- Medication Side Effects
- Navigating and Improving Our System of Epilepsy Care
- Navigating Health Insurance
- Public Benefits & Supports for Adults with Epilepsy
- Public Policy Advocacy to Benefit the Epilepsy Community
- Social Security Benefits: Getting On and Off
- Staying Safe with Seizures
- You’re Not Alone: Combatting Social Isolation