Episode description

On the first episode of season 3 of the invisible gift, Andrew meets CEO of Microlink Dr. Nasser Siabi OBE. Dr. Siabi is the CEO and founder of Microlink - an assistive technology company that aims to provide disability management and assistive technology to both the workplace and educational facilities. In the episode, Dr. Siabi explains ****how technology changed his life. Andrew and Dr. Siabi discuss how the world’s best companies have woken up to the importance of diversity and Nasser highlights why training your disabled employees will make your company more money!

Top quotes

“Neurodiverse people are the most creative in society. All they need to be given is the right tools and opportunity.” - Dr. Nasser Siabi

“Those that have embraced diversity & inclusion and have empowered their disabled and neurodiverse employees are now the companies that are cutting edge and winning the clients.” - Dr. Nasser Siabi

About the guest

Dr. Siabi is the CEO and founder of Microlink - an assistive technology company that aims to provide disability management and assistive technology to both the workplace and educational facilities. Nasser Siabi was born in Iran in 1962. For the first fifteen years of Nasser’s life, he suffered from a rare chronic visual impairment that removed him from education. He would go on to received his doctorate in Computer Science Technologies & Physics and establish Microlink in 1992. Microlink’s award winning WPA service is now considered best practice and is widely used by over 27 other leading organisations in the UK and US. Nasser was awarded an OBE in 2011 for his contribution in helping over 300,000 disabled people transition from education into work. He is also a founding member of the British Assistive Technology Association (BATA) and part of the DWP Disability Employer Engagement steering group. In 2015 he received a lifetime achievement award from the National Diversity Awards (NDA) for his contribution to people with disabilities.

About the host

The Invisible Gift is hosted by entrepreneur and dyslexic, Andrew Kitley. With twenty years experience, Andrew Kitley has worked his way up the metaphorical and literal ladder to become Managing Director of Kitall: an engineering firm. Under Andrew's guidance, Kitall is now one of the most sought after names to complete complex engineering projects in the UK. In each episode of The Invisible Gift, Andrew seeks the advice and inspiration of a fellow trailblazer who has defied the odds to achieve the extraordinary - turning the challenge of neurodiversity into a gift.

Resources

https://www.kitall.co.uk/

https://www.onefineplay.com/

https://www.microlinkpc.com/