Posted on August 29, 2013 “Labor Day … is a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of our country.” ~ U.S. Department of Labor On Monday, September 2, 2013, we will celebrate American workers, but we will also remember the workers we have lost to work-related diseases. [...]
Posted on August 26, 2013 on Women's Equality Day In the News: Heather Von St James Lou Williams Janelle Bedel Debbie Brewer,Linda Reinstein and Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) are all featured in a recently written article by Gary Cohn that documents the changing face of mesothelioma. I comment in it by explaining how our voices are being heard and shared [...]
Posted on August 25, 2013 On behalf of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) community and our Science Advisory Board, we send our sincere condolences to Mr. Ron Motley’s family and to all at Motley Rice. On Thursday, Ronald L. Motley, a South Carolina lawyer, who spearheaded lawsuits against big tobacco and asbestos industries, passed [...]
Posted on August 23, 2013 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”. “Every day I live for the moment, as that is all we all have!” writes Lou [...]
Tragically, Rachel lost her battle with mesothelioma in August 2017. Posted on August 19, 2013 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is highlighting the courageous stories [...]