ADAO Video Library

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Press Releases

April 12, 2008 - Click Here
March 6, 2008 - Click Here

December 21, 2007 - Click Here
December 19, 2007 (PDF) - Click Here
December 17, 2007 (PDF) - Click Here
November 28, 2007 (PDF) - Click Here
November 15, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
October 4, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
September 7, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
August 8, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
July 31, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
July 31, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
July 31, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
June 12, 2007 - .pdf
May 16, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
May 9, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
May 2007 - .pdf
April 28, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
April 19, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
April 10, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
March 30, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
March 16, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
March 1, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
February 8, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
January 24, 2007 - .pdf or .doc
January 2, 2007 - .pdf or .doc

December 14, 2006 - .pdf or .doc
September 7, 2006 - .pdf or .doc
June 1, 2006 - .pdf or .doc
May 23, 2006 - .pdf or .doc
April 6, 2006 - .pdf or .doc
March 27, 2006 - .pdf or .doc

October 17, 2005 - .htm
June 27, 2005 - .pdf or .doc
May 26, 2005 - .pdf or .doc
March 22, 2005 - .pdf or .doc or .html
March 8, 2005 - .pdf or .doc
February 8, 2005 - .pdf or .doc
January 6, 2005 - .pdf

October 19, 2004 - .pdf
October 6, 2004 - .pdf
September 16, 2004 - .pdf
September 7, 2004 - .pdf or .htm
August 31, 2004 - .pdf
April 22, 2004 - .pdf
April 1, 2004 - .pdf

In the News...

Lloyds List, June 7, 2007 - .pdf
ADAO Leadership Testifies Before U.S. Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works as Part of Expert Panel on Effects of Asbestos
June 12, 2007 - .pdf

Proposed asbestos fund not the right answer
By Herman Hamilton -Guest columnist, Warrick Publishing Online in response to August 10, 2006 Newburgh-Chandler Article -> .pdf or .doc
Pittsburgh Post Gazette, April 2, 2005 - .doc
National Journal-Congress Daily, April 1, 2005 - .doc
Los Angeles Times, January 8, 2005 - .pdf
Washington Post, January 8, 2005 - .pdf
Washington Post, January 4, 2005 - .pdf

Daily Breeze, May 10, 2004 - .pdf
KCBS, July 22, 2004 - .pdf

LA Family, 2003 - .pdf

Media Updates

November 5, 2007 (PDF) - Click Here
March 8, 2007 (PDF) - Click Here
March 28, 2005 (PDF) - Click Here
AHERA

Volunteer Information

• Asbestos Awareness Day Materials (PDF) - Click Here
• 2006 Asbestos Day Resolution (PDF) - Click Here
• 2007 Asbestos Day Resolution (PDF) - Click Here
• ADAO Asbestos Disease Awareness Conference Flyers (PDF) - Click Here
• "Asbestos Kills" Slideshow - Click Here
• Reflections Book (PDF) - Click Here
• Asbestos: Dust, Disease and Death (PDF) - Click Here
• Asbestos Products (PDF) - Click Here
• ADAO Action Summary (PDF) - Click Here
• ADAO Asbestos Disease Awareness Flyers (PDF) - Click Here
• ADAO Volunteer Educational Resources (PDF) - Click Here

Legislative Updates

May 30, 2005, Legislative Update

ADAO Asbestos Trust Fund Legislation Summary:

Although we are not principally opposed to a trust fund, Americans deserve fair and equitable legislation for present and future victims. Before we pass legislation ending nearly all asbestos injury litigation, we need to assess and critique merits of the "Becker Discussion Draft"

Clearly, on January 11, 2005, the Judiciary Committee recognized the need to clarify areas of concern, such as:

• Possible inaccurate data to forecast future victims
• Possible inordinate delays processing 600,000 pending victims claim
• Possible inability of the Deptartment of Labor to processing claims
• Possible insufficient front-loading of fund

ADAO remains opposed to the discussion draft bill for the following reasons:

• Incorrect, outdated and incomplete Medical Criteria.
• Inordinate compensation delays and ineligibility for the victims.
• Inadequate funding for not only compensation, but also research, education, prevention and outreach.
• No opt out clause for the victim.

Personal Stories

 

Reflections(c)

First AAD Program, April 1, 2003 (PDF) - Click Here

Watch the "Asbestos Kills(c)" Slideshow

"Asbestos Kills" slideshow features Warren Zevon's song "Keep Me in Your Heart".  Warren died from mesothelioma just weeks after the release of his Grammy-winning album "The Wind".  Many of the photographs in the slideshow are from photographer/producer Bill Ravanesi's award-winning exhibit, "Breath Taken."  Bill's father also died of mesothelioma.   Pete Mcphedran 's brilliant eye for design brought all mediums together.  “Asbestos Kills” was written and directed by Linda Reinstein.

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