Roxanne is a white female with a hearing impairment. She has worked as a social worker for her employer for 3 years. In her recent performance appraisal, her supervisor stated, "Despite her impairment, her clients seem to understand her quite well." That statement subjects the employer to

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The supervisor's statement implies that the employer is treating Roxanne differently due to her hearing impairment which results in disparate treatment discrimination in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The statement doesn't imply that any policy or practice of the employer has a disparate impact on employees with hearing impairments. Therefore, option A is not valid. Option C is also not correct because there is no evidence of disparate impact discrimination mentioned in the statement. Finally, while the statement may be truthful, it could be viewed as suggesting that Roxanne's hearing impairment may lead to communication difficulties which may result in discrimination based on protected characteristics and, thus, cannot be a valid defense.

Roxanne Is a White Female with a Hearing Impairment