The JAG Association is a non-profit organization for people with multiple severe disabilities, one of which involves intellectual functioning. The association works to strengthen self‑determination, equality, and the right to independent living.
Since April 2023, Ida Westerlund has served as the Chair Woman of the Association.
What we do
We work to ensure that our members can live their lives to the fullest, on their own terms, with the best possible personal assistance.
This means we engage in everything from advocacy work aimed at decision-makers to fun events where we can spend time together and experience new things.
Examples of what the Association does:
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carries out policy and advocacy work
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raises awareness of discrimination and structural barriers
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promotes alternatives to institutional and group‑based living
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works to ensure that people with intellectual disabilities are heard in decision‑making
Check out what’s currently happening on our Facebook page and Instagram account!
Advocacy for independent living and self-determination
Ideologically, JAG is part of the Independent Living movement and is based on the belief that people with intellectual disabilities are subjects of their own lives – not objects of care.
The association has been instrumental in developing what is often referred to internationally as the JAG model – a way of organising personal assistance that safeguards self‑determination even when a person cannot manage support arrangements independently.
This work is closely linked to:
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Article 19 of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
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the right to choose where and with whom to live
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opposition to unnecessary institutionalisation
Would you like to join us?
Anyone can become a member of the JAG Association, completely free of charge!
If you have any type of disability, you can become a full member. If you are a family member or close relative of a person with a disability, or otherwise interested in the association’s activities, you are warmly welcome to join as a supporting member.
As a member, you will receive invitations to all our events and can participate in activities based on your own interests. Through our member newsletters, you will also receive up-to-date information and tips from the disability field.
Get in touch!
If you would like to know more about the JAG Association, are interested in becoming a member, or simply want to reach out, you can send us an email or fill in the form below, and we’ll get in touch with you!