The Sir James Whitney School for the Deaf Residential Program offers to graduate students an Independent Living Skills Program. This Program was developed in order to give graduate students an opportunity to learn and develop the skills they will require to live independently should they decide to attend college or receive further job skill training. To provide them with this training, the students do not live in the Senior Greene Hall residence with their peers but in a separate self contained area similar to an apartment on the Sir James Whitney campus. They have the opportunity to continue their involvement in various residential activities such as swimming, ball hockey etc. Students in the program are to be 18 years of age or older and will be living on their own with some guidance and instruction from residential staff. Some of the areas of instruction are money management (the program’s budget is based on a financial point system), food management, health, housekeeping, transportation, knowledge of community resources and Deaf survival skills.

The program is divided into 2 or 3 terms during the year. This gives the opportunity  for 4 to 6 students hands on experience in apartment living. Each term has 2 students of the same gender share the "apartment". Length of the term depends  on the individual needs of the students. The areas of instruction will also be adapted to the needs of the students during their term. Residential Staff in the Greene Hall Residence work closely with the students and provide them with numerous real life challenges so they may learn from their experiences.

As the students progress through the program, the objectives become more difficult and place more emphasis on student responsibility and independence.