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President's Message
When ADAO was founded in 2004, one of our primary goals was to take your voice, the voice of asbestos victims, to Washington, DC. We wanted to get Congress's attention. We wanted them to listen. We wanted change. What an accomplishment it is today, then, as we prepare for our 10th Anniversary Asbestos Awareness Conference, to be unpacking from, not our first, but our second trip in two months to testify before Congress. ADAO was asked to testify about the need to reform the Toxic Substances Control Act, first by the U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (July) and then, just a few weeks ago, at the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy. Both committees were addressing the need to protect the American people from toxins like asbestos.
October is Health Literacy Month and this year's theme is "Be a Health Literacy Hero." At ADAO, this means saving lives through prevention. Everyone should know the Irrefutable Facts about how to protect your loved ones from asbestos exposure because the only two ways to end asbestos-caused diseases are prevention and a cure. Be a hero and share our weekly health literacy blogs with your networks.
Together, change is possible.
Linda
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2014 ADAO CONFERENCE: APRIL 4-6 IN WASHINGTON, D.C.
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"Where Knowledge and Action Unite!" 10th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference: April 4 - 6, 2014
ADAO's 10th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference will be held on April 4 - 6, 2014 in Washington, D.C. at the Crystal Gateway Marriott.
This year's 10th anniversary conference theme is "Where Knowledge and Action Unite!"
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JUST RELEASED -- 2013 ADAO Conference Videos
View and share the 2013 ADAO Asbestos Awareness Conference collection of speaker presentations, the awards ceremony, and remembrance brunch -- now on video!
Special thanks to Herman Hamilton for overseeing this momentous YouTube effort.
The 9th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference YouTube archive features videos from all four of our powerful, cutting-edge conference sessions:
- Medical Advancements: Diagnosing and Treating Mesothelioma and Other Asbestos-Related Diseases
- Patients & Caregivers: Navigating the Medical Maze
- Prevention: What Is It? Where Is It? What Do I Do?
- Advocacy: Global Ban Asbestos Action
ADAO is deeply grateful to our leadership, volunteers, and conference speakers, who remain committed to preventing consumer, environmental and occupational asbestos-caused diseases through education, advocacy, and community initiatives. ADAO is especially thankful for our 2013 Official Sponsors, our Platinum Sponsors, Baron & Budd, Motley Rice, Simmons Law Firm and, our Silver Sponsors, Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Strauss and The Nemeroff Law Firm. Read more...
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Linda Reinstein testifying at the House Subcommittee Hearing (Sept 2013)
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The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) was honored to testify on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 before the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Environment and the Economy, chaired by Rep. John Shimkus (R-IL). Read More... | | E & C Ranking Member Henry Waxman at the House Subcommittee Hearing (Sept 2013) |
For a complete list of hearing documents and videos, click here.
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The Italian asbestos victims' group, Associazione Famigliari Vittime Amianto (AFeVA), has sent a petition to Yale University asking Yale to revoke asbestos criminal, Stephan Schmidheiny's, honorary doctorate.
Schmidheiny is no hero, but rather a criminal and has caused or contributed to the deaths of more than 2,000 workers. Read More...
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 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a bond of community. This month, we would like to honor the story of Dave. Read Dave's Story...
As a testament to the strength of our global family, ADAO highlights the courageous stories of asbestos victims around the world through our website's "Share Your Story" feature. We encourage you to submit your personal story. Sharing is powerful, allowing us to heal and raise awareness.
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 Our hearts are heavy at ADAO as we remember the nearly 3,000 innocent lives that were taken 12 years ago on 9/11. Countless more have died since then due to toxic exposure. When the towers collapsed, building debris blanketed Lower Manhattan, exposing thousands of residents and workers to known hazards in the air, including over 2,000 tons of asbestos.
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Clarence Borel was an industrial insulation worker, that sued the corporations that manufactured the asbestos that he worked with, and, for the first time, they were held accountable. Borel didn't live to benefit from his lawsuit, but it changed the world for the rest of us. Because of Borel, employees who work with asbestos must be warned and must be given protective gear. We encouraged everyone to read the important facts below, then "Be a Health Literacy Hero," and share this blog with your social networks. Read More...
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 Did you know that 30 Americans die every day from asbestos-caused diseases?
Since 2004, ADAO has been designing and sharing educational graphics to prevent exposure to eliminate
asbestos diseases.
In 2011, ADAO launched our first infographic, "Beware of the Silent Killer." We were thrilled to take complex information about asbestos disease and transform it into a visual that everyone could understand. Now, two years later, we launched our second infographic campaign: "Irrefutable Facts About Asbestos." Please take a look and share this infographic with your social networks. Read More...
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 The British Lung Foundation (BLF) launched 'Take 5 and Stay Alive,' a major campaign designed to raise awareness about the dangers of asbestos amongst tradespeople. Every week, on average 20 tradesmen die in the UK from exposure to asbestos, making it the single greatest cause of work-related deaths. Read More...
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The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) was founded by asbestos victims and their families in 2004. ADAO seeks to give asbestos victims and concerned citizens a united voice to raise public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure. ADAO is an independent global organization dedicated to preventing asbestos-related diseases through education, advocacy, and community. For more information, visit www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org
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