An important rationale of special education, from an adult perspective, is to support people with intellectual disability to live independently. The Government’s central policy objective for people with disabilities is contained in ‘Towards 2016’ and states that they should be supported to lead full and independent lives. This presents many challenges for adult educators in building the skill set for individuals to reach this goal, especially for people with learning difficulties and literacy problems. This study developed the culinary skills of adults with a moderate intellectual disability which enabled them to live more independently. The possession of cooking skills has been linked to improved diet and healthier life style. The project was a collaborative qualitative investigation which was initiated by participants themselves. Research had previously demonstrated the effectiveness of training for adults through the use of video-modelling using another person as overt auditory prompting model. This study used a new self -empowered method of training using an eclectic mix of learning strategies with the latest evidenced based research in digital video technology. This study taught cooking skills in a group setting and then enabled adult students to transfer their new skills to their home living environment. Recipes were devised based on the food preferences of participants. A video template recording of their cooking was edited by the researcher for their use as a learning tool which included participant’s self-generated overt auditory prompting. The intervention was carried out over a period of six months in that time the participants learnt to cook at home. After one additional month they had retained their skills and after twelve months they were cooking for themselves in their home and said they enjoyed the experience.