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Ordering food at a restaurant for an individual with cerebral palsy who has severe athetosis and is non-vocal

  1. Reduce the impairment
    Rehabilitate the dysarthria for functional vocalisation

  2. Compensate for the impairment
    Point to the menu or use gestures

  3. Use AT devices
    Use a speech synthesizer

  4. Redesign the activity
    Have a set menu

  5. Redesign the environment
    Go to a cafeteria style restaurant

  6. Use personal assistance
    Have an attendant order or interpret vocalisations