About Stronger Together
Stronger Together is a movement to develop a vision and plan to address sexual violence against persons with a disability. Stronger Together is a collaboration between persons with disabilities, who are also survivors of sexual violence, and partner organizations from around the country. Stronger Together represents the vision of inclusive, collaborative, inter-organizational action to address sexual violence against persons with a disability.
Stronger Together was created in 2019 through support from Building Partnerships for the Protection of Persons with Disabilities Initiative (BPI) and Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC)
Leading partners include:
Building Partnerships Initiative (BPI)
Disabled Persons Protection Commission (DPPC)
Massachusetts Office for Victim Assistance (MOVA)
Stronger Together Mission
Stronger Together’s mission is to address sexual violence against persons with disabilities through active collaboration between persons with disabilities who are also survivors of sexual violence, Federal and State agencies, and other partner organizations.
Stronger Together Values
Stronger Together is built on a set of core values. These values are essential to who we are, and guide our priorities, decisions, and actions.
Inclusivity – we are people of different abilities, identities, backgrounds and ideas
Respect – every person deserves respect
Freedom from Sexual Violence – every person has the right to live free from sexual violence
Collaboration – we achieve more when we work together