TEDxPresidio - Par Larsens - Sustainable Hamburgers
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Pär Larshans is Chief Sustainability officer at Max Hamburger Restaurants, a Swedish family owned fast-food company founded in 1968. Pär has been working at Max for more than 25 years. He speaks often on topics such as leadership, sustainability, human rights; especially for people with disabilities. In addition to the work at Max he is also te... Read more
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April 21, 2011 (about 13 years ago)Pär Larshans is Chief Sustainability officer at Max Hamburger Restaurants, a Swedish family owned fast-food company founded in 1968. Pär has been working at Max for more than 25 years. He speaks often on topics such as leadership, sustainability, human rights; especially for people with disabilit...
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- -: Caroline Casey: Looking past limits
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- -: President Obama & Sec. Clinton Speak on Human Rights for Persons with Disabilities
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- -: Reality Check: Reform will eliminate insurance discrimination against the disabled
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- -: 20 Years of the Americans with Disabilities Act
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July 27, 2010 (almost 14 years ago)President Obama and others speak at an event commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
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October 8, 2010 (over 13 years ago)The President signs the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 into law, explaining and deliver brief remarks on the impact of this law on people with disabilities. October 8, 2010.
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