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The Academy In Flight Success Academy for Independent Living

I-SAIL or In Flight's Success Academy for Independent Living is In Flight's unique sequence of training programs designed for young adults in their 20s and 30s with intellectual and developmental disabilities. This is geared towards those who have aged out of school and are ready to transition to independent living.

The Academy provides an additional support layer to skills learned in residential as well as within its subset programs Pre-Vocation (Pre-Voc) and Supported Employment (SEMP), with an additional focus on job retention.

The Academy - Catskill ISAIL
Catskill ISAIL Academy Posing with their Homemade Pie
The Academy - Catskill ISAIL Cooking
Catskill ISAIL Academy cooking
The Academy's Together
Both Catskill and Red Hook ISAIL Academy's together
The Academy - Red Hook ISAIL blackberry picking
Red Hook ISAIL Blackberry Picking
The Academy - Red Hook ISAIL Donkey Park
Red Hook ISAIL at the Donkey Park
The Academy - Catskill ISAIL Albany Airport Fire Department
Catskill ISAIL meets Albany Airport Fire Department
Red Hook ISAIL painting
Red Hook ISAIL Painting Furniture
Woodworking - Red Hook ISAIL
Red Hook ISAIL Woodworking
Research Project - Catskill ISAIL
Catskill ISAIL Showcases their Reseach Projects
Sewing - Catskill ISAIL
Catskill ISAIL Sewing
Vacuuming - Red Hook ISAIL
Red Hook ISAIL Practices Vacuuming
Laundry - Red Hook ISAIL
Red Hook ISAIL at the Laundromat

According to the Department of Applied Behavioral Sciences, the top barriers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities striving to live independently are personal safety (94.7%) and lack of household skills (94.7%).

The Academy's curriculum addresses these barriers to living independently as well as financial sustainability by inserting additional supports, such as:

  • Personal Hygiene
  • Housekeeping
  • Communication
  • Functional Academics
  • Community Integration
  • Health
  • Laundry
  • Cooking
  • Bill Paying
  • Grocery Shopping
  • Travel Training
  • Personal Safety
  • Socialization
  • Sexuality/Relationships
  • Advocate Training

Our I-SAIL Academy is one of a kind. We offer an additional support layer to skills learned within a residential program, at home, and within I-SAIL's other subset programs.

Learn more about our I-SAIL Academy on May 7th, 11am to 2pm at our Red Hook I-SAIL.

May 7th - Open House & Pop-up Shop!