Posted on April 26, 2016 Earl Dotter with his BADGES Exhibit at the ADAO’s 2016 Conference Photo: Tony Rich This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Earl Dotter, who for nearly fifty years has focused on photographing hazardous occupations in the USA beginning with coal miners in 1969, then the most dangerous job in America. [...]

Posted on April 26, 2016 The 13th International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) Conference will be held May 1–4, 2016 at the International Conference Centre in Birmingham, UK. The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is delighted to join delegates from around the world at the 13th International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMiG) Conference in Birmingham, UK. For ten years, [...]

Posted on April 24, 2016 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is pleased to share that Andrew Schneider and David McCumber have published an updated book, An Air That Still Kills, which includes sobering new disclosures about the growing threat of asbestos from Libby, Montana. An Air That Kills published in 2004 and told the story of the worst [...]

Posted on April 13, 2016 ADAO Utah State Representative Annamarie Kearns, will be celebrating the one-year anniversary of her Pleurectomy Decortication (PD) surgery with her family hosting a party for her on Saturday May 14, 2016. Annamarie successfully had her PD surgery on May 18, 2015. The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) joins her family [...]

Posted on April 14, 2016 Deaths from the results of inhaling asbestos are still rising.  This year’s Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) marked 12 years of efforts from all at the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) who strive to raise awareness of the issue. By encouraging victims worldwide to share, learn and most importantly, take action, [...]