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title: "Otsego Academy, New York | ABOUT US | The full college experience for people with intellectual disabilities"
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date: "2026-06-02T17:08:25+00:00"
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# About Us

Otsego Academy at **[Pathfinder Village](https://www.pathfindervillage.org/)** offers creative, individualized options that improve preparation for employment for students with disabilities who have completed their high school education. At the same time, attending the Academy strengthens independent living and social thinking skills necessary for life success.

Research shows that students with disabilities who participate in post-secondary education are more likely to work in competitive settings, use fewer work-related supports, and earn more.

At Otsego Academy at Pathfinder Village, our students:

- access a comprehensive and meaningful curriculum
- participate in supervised internships in a variety of settings
- live in a setting that facilitates personal responsibility and greater independence

Read our student newsletters to learn more!

- [Issue 11: November 2019](https://otsegoacademy.org/download/oa-newsletter-november-2019-final/viewdocument/65)
- [Issue 10: March 2018](https://otsegoacademy.org/download/oa-newsletter-march-2019-final/viewdocument/67)
- [Issue 9: November 2018](https://otsegoacademy.org/download/oa-newsletter-no-9-november-2018/viewdocument/68)
- [Issue 8: March 2018](https://otsegoacademy.org/download/issue-no-8-march-2018/viewdocument/69)
- [Issue 7: November 2017](https://otsegoacademy.org/download/newsletter-november2017-jls-min/viewdocument/70)
- [Issue 6: May 2017](https://otsegoacademy.org/download/newsletter-may2017-jls/viewdocument/71)
- [Issue 5: November 2016](https://otsegoacademy.org/download/newsletter-november16-jls/viewdocument/72)
- [Issue 4: May 2016](https://otsegoacademy.org/download/issue-4-may-2016-05-2016/viewdocument/73)
- [Issue 3: Feb. 2016](https://otsegoacademy.org/download/issue-3-spring-2016-2-2016/viewdocument/74)
- [Issue 2: Jan. 2016](https://otsegoacademy.org/download/issue-2-jan-2016-02-2016/viewdocument/75)
- [Issue 1: Oct. 2015](https://otsegoacademy.org/download/otsego-academy-newsletter-october-2015/viewdocument/76)

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