On behalf of ADAO, we stand in solidarity with the Association of Asbestos Victims Families (AFeVA), the unions, victims organizations, and the Casale Monferrato community as they continue their fight for justice in the criminal trial of asbestos billionaire Stephan Schmidheiny. He is charged with voluntary manslaughter with intent of causing the deaths of 392 [...]
Posted on April 28, 2021 ADAO Virtual 16th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference “Where Knowledge and Action Unite” September 17 - 18, 2021 2021 Conference Info | Honorees and Keynote Speakers | Registration | Agenda | Friday “Art, Advocacy, and Shared Stories” Film Festival | Saturday Academic Conference | Saturday Awards and Recognition Ceremony | [...]
Barbara Minty McQueen is the widow of American film star Steve McQueen, and is a former model and photographer. She is also the author of Steve McQueen: The Last Mile, which documents the three-and-a-half-year relationship between the two and includes candid photographs from 1977 to 1980. McQueen has hosted several art exhibits of her work [...]
Kim Cecchini, ADAO Board Member, has been involved with the organization since its founding in 2004. She is a senior communications strategist, with more than 25 years of experience managing diverse PR and corporate communications programs for a wide variety of high-growth companies, specializing in technology and the federal sector. She currently resides in Raleigh, [...]
Posted on March 27, 2021 2020 Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Year in Review Donate to the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization As we continue on in 2021, saying goodbye to 2020 — a rollercoaster of a year — I can’t help but look back at how far we’ve come when I read our 2020 Asbestos Disease [...]