Meghan Has a Virtual Interview with ABQ,Inc

question 79

Essay

Meghan has a virtual interview with ABQ,Inc.for a receptionist position.The interviewer asks Meghan about any potential physical limitations she has.Meghan,who uses a walker,chooses not to answer.She does not get the job.
Explain how this situation involves both discrimination and stereotyping.What should the interviewer have done differently and why? How would the Human Resources manager address what the interviewer did?

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