Award-Winning Small Business has Great Advice on Inclusion and Accessibility for the Neurodiverse in Your Workplace
October 18, 2025
On today’s program, Michael Rogers talks with Reena Naami, Owner and Founding CEO of the Spark Center for Autism, honored this year as a member of the prestigious Michigan 50 Companies to Watch. The center has grown from a two-person operation to nearly 50 employees, offering new programs like a summer learning program and internships. She highlighted the importance of inclusion and small adjustments for neurodiversity in workplaces. “It’s really important to remember that inclusion and accessibility benefits everyone, and not just those who are meant to be the recipients of accommodations,” she says. “So when we think about it as business owners and entrepreneurs, providing accommodations can actually have a really great return on investment across the board. And the other point is that adjustments and accommodations don’t need to be on a huge scale or necessarily require a lot of work or even money. They can be small adjustments that can still make really large impacts.”
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