Driving and Epilepsy: Changing the Law in Maryland

Summary: The Epilepsy Association of Maryland, an affiliate of the Epilepsy Foundation of America (EFA), recognized that the Maryland state regulations and laws ondriving licensing restricted the rights of individuals withepilepsy. After identifying the problem, the Associationdetermined the needed changes and planned a legislativestrategy to accomplish the change. Once the change wasachieved, the Association planned and executed stepsnecessary for successful implementation of the change.