ADAO 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 help ensure that their rights are fairly represented and protected, while raising public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and often deadly asbestos related diseases. ADAO is an independent organization funded through voluntary contributions and staffed by volunteers. For more information visit www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org

ADAO accomplishments include:

• Organizing 4 th Annual Asbestos Awareness Day International Conference to be held at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit , Michigan on March 29-30, 2008
• Launched online Asbestos Video Library featuring 2007 AAD conference presentations on August 1 st , 2007
• Testified before the EPW full Senate Committee on June 12, 2007 about the health effects of asbestos and added support to Senator Patty Murray's bill, S.742, the Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007.
• Presented at the House of Commons Occupational Safety And Health in London , England
• Met in the White House with Domestic Policy Counsel to President Bush for the third time
• Assisted in drafting and passage of Senate Resolution 108 declaring the week of April 1 – 7 as National Asbestos Week and urged the Surgeon General to warn and educate Americans that asbestos exposure may be hazardous to their health.
• Published 2006 Asbestos Awareness Day conference selected papers and proceedings in the American Journal of Industrial Medicine
• Established a memorial tribute photo page to those who have lost their fight against asbestos related diseases.
• Produced ADAO “Survivor” Video featuring Paul Zygielbaum, Mesothelioma Patient
• Organized 3 rd 2007 Annual Asbestos Awareness Day International Conference held at Drexel University School of Public Health and is co-sponsored by Drexel University School of Public Health and International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS)
• Organized the 2 nd 2006 Annual Asbestos Awareness Day International Conference held at Mount Sinai School of Medicine and was co-sponsored by MSSM and NYCOSH
• Organized the 1 st International Asbestos Awareness Day on April 1, 2005
• Published “Reflections” , an online global publication, which reviews the tragic history of asbestos use; provides information about preventing exposure and early detection of asbestos related diseases, and presents new research information
• Spoken at Health and Safely conferences in Thailand and California
• Produced the "Asbestos Kills" slideshow. "Keep Me in Your Heart," a song from Warren Zevon's Grammy-winning album "The Wind", narrates the slideshow alerting viewers to the dangers of asbestos. Many of the photographs in the slideshow are from photographer/producer Bill Ravenesi's award-winning exhibit, "Breath Taken: The Landscape and Biography of Asbestos"
• Established database distribution where over 2,500 supporters will receive bi-monthly ADAO eNewsletters with links to important resources
• CNBC Live Debate - 1/7/05 Linda Reinstein, ADAO Executive Director & Cofounder debated Mike Baroody, Executive VP of the National Association of Manufacturers and Chairman of the Asbestos Alliance Steering Committee
• Represented ADAO at the Asian Asbestos Conference in Bangkok , Thailand in 2006
• Represented ADAO at the Global Asbestos Congress 2004 in Tokyo 2004
• Developed resources, tools and support systems for victims and their families in both English, Spanish and French
• Assisted in drafting and passag e Senate Resolution 448/43 designating April 1st 2005 as National Asbestos Awareness Day
• Assisted in drafting and passage Senate Resolution designating April 1st 2006 as National Asbestos Awareness Day
• Established collaborative support resources with The Wellness Community
• Met and/or contacted every U.S. Senator, special assistant to President Bush and Union Health and Safety Directors
• Unleashed the power of unity, brought together over a thousand of asbestos victims, concerned citizens, doctors and environmentalist around the world
  
  Asbestos awareness depends on you.

Please direct your questions to our ADAO State and International Representatives found at the ADAO Volunteers link