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ADAO STATEMENT re: ProPublica’s Latest Investigative Reporting on Asbestos Exposure in Olin’s Alabama Chlor-Alkali Plant
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 [...]
Remembering Bracy Borel, Insulator Union Member, Leader in Asbestos Awareness, Prevention & Justice, and Friend
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 [...]
ADAO’s Announces its Newest Individualized Legacy Donation Page
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: [...]
ADAO Congratulates Brazil and ABREA for the Brazil Superior Court Justice Ruling to Stop Mining, Exporting, and Processing Asbestos!
Posted on November 29, 2022 On behalf of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), we would like to send a massive congratulations to our friends in Brazil, following the news that Brazil’s Superior Court of [...]
Year-End Giving: Ten Ways Your Donations to ADAO Helps Fight Asbestos in America
Posted on November 29, 2022 Donate to ADAO Before 2022 Ends! This December, join us in the fight against asbestos caused-illnesses with a donation to support the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO). ADAO is the [...]
2022 Year-End Thank You!
Posted on November 29, 2022 Happy Holidays! What an impactful year 2022 has been for the ADAO community. Please join me in reflecting on some of the accomplishments we’ve made together this year and thanking [...]
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization’s New 2022 Impact Infographic: The Change You Make Happen
Posted on November 16, 2022 Donate to the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization As we reflect on 2022 coming to a close, we can’t help but look back at how far we’ve come. Over the past [...]
2022 – 2023 Mesothelioma Warrior Candle Lighting Tradition Continues on December 28 and January 4
Posted on November 16, 2022 Submit a name for the 2022 – 2023 Mesothelioma Warrior Candle Lighting List. Please note, any Mesothelioma Warrior Candle Lighting name submitted after December 15, 2022 will be added to [...]
Award-winning Photojournalist, Earl Dotter, 7th “BADGES” Poster: “Art, Advocacy, and Action” A Tribute to Past, Present, and Future Asbestos Workers
Posted on November 1, 2022 Thanks to award-winning photojournalist, Earl Dotter, “Art, Advocacy and Action” continues with his 7th BADGES "A Tribute to Asbestos Workers” poster. ADAO has been proud and honored to sponsor award-winning [...]
ADAO Applauds ProPublica’s Excellent Investigative Reporting in the Series about Chlor-Alkali Plants Unsafe and Deadly Asbestos Use Impacting Workers, Families, and Communities
“The U.S. Never Banned Asbestos. These Workers Are Paying the Price” “Lawsuits: A Factory Blew Asbestos Into a Neighborhood; Decades Later, Residents Are Getting Sick and Dying” “Lawmakers and Public Health Advocates Call for Congress [...]