Deaf couple allege discrimination by Delta Air Lines agent

A deaf couple who are activists for the hearing impaired allege that a gate agent for Delta Air Lines discriminated against them at Detroit Metro Airport. Socorro Garcia and Melissa Yingst said they tried to communicate with an agent Sunday about getting seats next to each other on a flight to Los Angeles, but the agent threw away the paper they were writing on and rolled her eyes. The airline said there were conflicting views of the incident but that it was investigating. Garcia said he tried to retrieve the paper but that the agent called police and alleged Garcia assaulted her. The agent discarded the paper because she thought the conversation was over, a spokesman for Delta said. The agent felt threatened because Garcia knocked into the agent's leg when he aggressively went behind the ticket counter, which isn't permitted. <br/>