Welcome to the online edition of Epilepsy Today

Times are changing. New ways of communicating with each other are cropping up every day. The world wide web has revolutionised how we trade information, but that revolution didn’t stop with simple websites. You can keep up with your friends on Facebook or spy on celebrities on Twitter. You can share your photographs on Flickr or collect ideas for your wedding bouquet on Pinterest.

Epilepsy Action always does what it can to keep up with new ideas. Everyone loves their Epilepsy Today magazine (at least, we think so – write to the editor if I’m wrong). Still, wouldn’t you like to be able to get new articles everyday, instead of waiting weeks between magazines…?

The way in which Epilepsy Action is going to deliver all your news and interviews, experience and comments is about to change. The organisation is launching a new Epilepsy Today website – with the aim of updating the site with new content five times every week! You will also be able to post comments on other people’s stories and enjoy audio and video clips.

Epilepsy Action members

All Epilepsy Action members can visit www.epilepsy.org.uk/epilepsytoday now! The Epilepsy Action website has always had a members-only section – called memberZONE. If you have created a login for memberZONE in the past, those login details will now allow you to access the new website. You’ll just need your Epilepsy Action membership number and the password you created.

If you never used memberZONE, you’ll simply need to create your login. Click the ‘register here’ button and follow the steps to create your online account. Once you’re in, you can read new content everyday. You can even customise your home page so that it shows all your favourite sections – news, My journal, Speak up, whatever you like!

Non-members

If you subscribe to Epilepsy Today but are not an Epilepsy Action member (this includes our Amazon Kindle subscribers) you will need to join Epilepsy Action to see the new website. You can also go straight to www.epilepsy.org.uk/epilepsytoday  There, you can follow the link for non-members to purchase your Epilepsy Action membership.

If you decide to join, you will pay roughly the same amount for your membership as you do for your Epilepsy Today subscription. However, Epilepsy Action members get many benefits aside from their Epilepsy Today! If you are a Kindle subscriber, just make sure you cancel your existing subscription (you wouldn’t want to end up paying twice).

Once you’ve joined us, you will receive your Epilepsy Action membership pack in the post. Once you’ve received it, your online account will be ready for you to activate. Again, visit www.epilepsy.org.uk/epilepsytoday and follow the online instructions to create your login using your membership number.

Your beloved magazine

All members and subscribers will still receive their Epilepsy Today magazine in print format (or Kindle format, if that’s your poison). The only difference will be that you will receive four editions of the magazine each year instead of the current six. The reduced number of print editions will allow us to deliver the excellent new online service. Any cost saving also means that more of the donated money that funds Epilepsy Action’s work can be used elsewhere.

Your printed magazine will include all the choice, cherry-picked items from the website – along with two or three articles that haven’t appeared online! It will also give you a brief round-up of anything you’ve missed on the website just to see if anything tickles your fancy. If you don’t have access to the internet but would still like to read any of these pieces, simply call Epilepsy Action HQ on 0113 210 8800 and we can send out a paper copy in the post.

The Epilepsy Today website will also have regular contributions from several new writers.