What happens when a parent's personal experience becomes a call for systems change?

In Part 1 of the Mountain Climbers season finale, Dana Hooper reflects on the experience that first changed the way he understood the disability system—and how it led him into more than two decades of advocacy.

Dana is a parent, social entrepreneur, longtime disability advocate, and Executive Director of Life Services Alternatives. His work has focused on advancing quality, non-institutional services and creating inclusive housing where adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities can live, grow, and remain connected to their communities.

In this conversation, Dana shares how his son's diagnosis shaped his perspective, why housing is a critical civil rights issue, and what he has learned from years of working alongside familie ...