Posted on December 14, 2022 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) would like to congratulate Brazil on both their recent asbestos ban, and the unveiling of the new Asbestos Victims Memorial- the Lung Tree Monument. The monument stands tall to represent the lives lost due to asbestos-related illnesses and features the name of over 600 [...]
Posted on December 14, 2022 ProPublica has now released several important pieces, including an in-depth investigation, that focused on the dangerous asbestos exposure from chlor-alkali plants using asbestos diaphragms. Their excellent investigations confirmed, once again, that there is no safe level of asbestos exposure and there is no such thing as “safe or controlled use.” [...]
Posted on December 7, 2022 The following statement is from Linda Reinstein, President and Co-Founder of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent nonprofit dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure through education, advocacy, and community initiatives in response to ProPublica’s detailed investigative report, Workers Across America Break Their Silence on Decades of Asbestos Exposure, that [...]
Bracy Borel’s Memorial Donation Page Posted on December 2, 2022 With deep sadness, we share the news that Bracy Borel, son of Clarence Borel, passed away in his home on November 9, 2022. The Borel family changed the face of the fight against asbestos. Like his father, Bracy worked as an insulator and was exposed [...]
Posted on November 29, 2022 Individualized Legacy Donation Pages As we reflect on ADAO’s work and advocacy this year, we are excited share a tool on our website that links us together as a community: Individualized Legacy Donation Pages. Community members can use this tool on our website to honor those who have passed on [...]