Accomplishments

ADAO turned anger into action!

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 the largest independent organization dedicated to preventing asbestos-related diseases through education and legislation. ADAO’s mission includes supporting global advocacy and advancing asbestos awareness, prevention, early detection, treatment, and resources for asbestos-related disease.

ADAO accomplishments include:

• EDUCATION:
  • ADAO International Asbestos Awareness Conferences: DC, NY, PA, MI, CA and IL
  • ADAO Product Testing (Phase I): Test revealed 5 consumer products were contaminated with asbestos, 2007
  • Monthly eNewsletters
  • Online Asbestos Video Library featuring all conference presentations
  • Develop ADAO Asbestos Fact Sheet, 2010
  • Collaborated to develop the Chrysotile Asbestos Fact Sheet, 2010
  • Developed the “How Small is Asbestos?” illustration, 2010
  • Developed the “Education Starts at Home” diagram, 2010
  • ADAO “Survivor” Video featuring Paul Zygielbaum, Mesothelioma Patient 
  • “Asbestos Kills” slideshow featuring: Warren Zevon’s Grammy winning song
  • Trilingual Early Detection, Prevention, and High Risk Occupations
  • 11th Inter-American Congress on Prevention of Occupation Risks, Mexico 2010
  • Mexico City Parliament, Mexico 2010
  • American Public Health Association (APHA), 2008, 2009, and 2010
  • Leeds, England at Patient Carer Day, 2008
  • International Mesothelioma Interest Group (IMIG), Amsterdam 2008 and Kyoto 2010
  • House of Representative Sub-Committee Staff Briefing, 2008 and 2010
  • Keynote, Environment Information Association (EIA) Conference, 2007, 2008, and 2009
  • House of Commons Occupational Safety And Health, London 2007
  • Asian Asbestos Conference in Bangkok, Thailand 2006 and China 2009
  • Global Asbestos Congress in Tokyo, 2004

• ADVOCACY:
  • Annual Asbestos Awareness Resolutions declaring the first week of April as National Asbestos Week as a reoccurring annual precedent
  • Attended U.S. House of Representatives meeting about The Safe Chemicals Act (TSCA) reform, 2010
  • Testified before the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), 2010
  • Testified before California State Assembly’s Natural Resources Committee, 2010
  • Helped fund a six member Asian Delegation to Canada to protest the production and global exportation of asbestos mined in Canada, 2010
  • Testified before the EPW full Senate Committee, 2007
  • Testified before the EHM House Subcommittee, 2008
  • White House Meetings

• COMMUNITY:
  • Developed and managed Ban Asbestos Site, 2008Launched the Global Ban Asbestos Network (GBAN) website, 2010
  • Established multiple Facebook pages for ADAO, GBAN, and Voices on the Wall, 2010,
  • Launched the Asbestos Victims’ Community Resources page, 2010