Deaf/Blind Teen Brutally Beaten By TSA Agents

VIDEO [CC] - <i><b>Deaf News: TSA sued for brutal beating Deaf, partially blind teen girl recovering from brain surgery at the Memphis Airport.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/07/deafblind-teen-brutally-beaten-by-tsa.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Deaf and Blind Teen Girl Brutally Beaten By TSA Agents at the Memphis Airport"><img height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJKHUpJaIWUwg2Ib40MeZc4dBgBxdI7PkJHjhArLeN03mgWM15ZYaogFm3WSc5DqPqRqj8ldshs_oCBGN3ns_ElAAEdFhelV9X-RwXIzGYlHPvKyBpoYNazQqmj_w9bGrtTuq8H6FZ2CaO/s320/tsa-agents-brutally-beaten-deaf-girl.jpg" width="250" /></a>MEMPHIS, TN -- A teen just released from brain surgery was beaten by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transportation_Security_Administration" target="_blank">Transportation Security Administration</a> (TSA) agents inside the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memphis_International_Airport" target="_blank">Memphis International Airport</a> last year, a recent lawsuit alleges.<br /><br /><br /><br />The TSA is listed as a defendant in a suit accusing them of injuring a mentally <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disability" target="_blank">disabled</a> teen after she was unable to understand or comply with orders at a security checkpoint.<br /><br /><br /><br />Newly surfaced photos show the aftermath of the June 30, 2015 incident, in which agents roughed up 19-year-old Hannah Cohen leaving her bloodied and bruised.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xqfpVWhLz_g" width="500"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To activate this feature, press the "CC" button.</span></div><br /><br />“They wanted to do further scanning; she was reluctant. She didn’t understand what they were about to do,” her mother Shirley Cohen told <a href="http://wreg.com/2016/06/30/disabled-st-jude-patient-sues-airport-and-tsa-after-bloody-scuffle-with-airport-police/" target="_blank">WREG</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />The lawsuit claims before Hannah had brain tumor surgery at St. Jude’s hospital, she already had “a physical and mental impairment that substantially limit one or more of her life activities.”<br /><br /><br /><br />“More particularly,” the lawsuit continues, “Hannah has damage from radiation and removal of a brain tumor that substantially limits her ability to speak, walk, stand, see, hear, care for herself, learn and work, think, concentrate, and interact with others.”<br /><br /><br /><br />“This substantial limitation is obvious upon sight and was obvious” on the day of the incident, the lawsuit filed in US District Court states.<br /><br /><br /><br />“She’s trying to get away from them,” Hannah’s mother described, “but in the next instant, one of them had her down on the ground and hit her head on the floor. And I looked and there’s blood everywhere.”<br /><br /><br /><br />All the while Shirley was kept from being able to help her daughter, causing her “extreme emotional injury as she watched the personnel assault her daughter,” according to court documents obtained by Infowars.<br /><br /><br /><br />The <a href="http://www.flymemphis.com/airport-police" target="_blank">Memphis International Airport Police Department</a> is also included as a defendant in the suit for “arresting her for no cause.”<br /><br /><br /><br />“Hannah was arrested, booked and on the night she should have been celebrating the end of her treatment, she was locked up in Jail East,” reports WREG.<br /><br /><br /><br />“Here we were with nowhere to go, not even a toothbrush, our bags had gone to Chattanooga,” Shirley said.<br /><br /><br /><br />TSA did not comment on the case, but referred travelers with special accommodations to call their TSA Cares hotline. The Cohens’ are asking for $100,000 in damages.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://wreg.com/2016/06/30/disabled-st-jude-patient-sues-airport-and-tsa-after-bloody-scuffle-with-airport-police/" target="_blank">SOURCE</a>

Deaf/Blind Teen Brutally Beaten By TSA Agents

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Deaf Lesbian Couple Recovering & Being Helped

<i><b>Deaf News: Deaf lesbian couple who were attacked with a bat: 'We're sacred to walk the streets' in California.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-lesbian-couple-recovering-being.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Deaf Lesbian Couple Deanna Burkhartand and Cathren Huges"><img height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_OTAEM3_c0NR4pxdQPiWYqnklnV260QCgEiHeGzJUuV5JQTHx3qH5czma0EFRjN_5NVu1y6XPNEnQihwoh0uVoxBSmYkcQyPBxCtrXfHsb-XRWArCDP8uyuTqWiH_5nb4BNNZoLcMIlve/s1600/deaf-lesbian-couple-deanna-cathren.jpg" /></a>DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA. -- San Diego Gay & Lesbian News: The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> lesbian couple who were beaten with a baseball bat in Desert Hot Springs on March 22, have come forward to <a href="http://sdgln.com/news/2016/03/26/deaf-lesbian-couple-who-were-attacked-bat-were-sacred-walk-streets" target="_blank">SDGLN</a> to voice concerns about their safety and to thank the community for their support.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.deafvideo.tv/vlogger/Bulldog" target="_blank">Deanna (Dee)</a>, 37, and <a href="http://www.deafvideo.tv/vlogger/BulldogWife" target="_blank">Cathren (Cat)</a>, 30, are recovering from injuries they received on Tuesday when suspect Shaunda Lane allegedly became upset because she didn’t understand the women’s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_language" target="_blank">sign language</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br />Dee and Cat used hand signing to ask Lane to leave their property, but were attacked by Lane with a baseball bat according to a police report.<br /><br /><br /><br />Lane is currently behind bars facing <a href="http://m.kesq.com/news/deaf-women-recovering-after-being-brutally-attacked/38644034" target="_blank">attempted murder charges</a>. Local police say they are not investigating the case as a hate crime.<br /><br /><br /><br />Since the attack the women have been trying to get their lives back in order and the community has rallied together to help them. A <a href="http://gofundme.com/bqvsf7v9" target="_blank">Go Fund Me</a> account has been set up to help the couple recover financially.<br /><br /><br /><br />“I really would like to thank the supporters who are my family and Deaf friends, even Deaf teachers, even hearing friends, also hearing families…who already knew who we are, for rest of our lives,” said Dee in the letter to SDGLN.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/03/deaf-lesbian-couple-recovering-being.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Deaf Lesbian Couple Deanna Burkhartand and Cathren Huges"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1yKhYdyWw2JRDIdS86vwaK3mmUeLoIRD_d4NGi3nFb3TvmJHhI-4SiduS_T8X07X1CL09Si68MSYwFwsYFypbuL8Yp5xFVfo7WYO_aYHpt5_QCZ1F1OQRB02D8UuSdJEAGki6_tN95gEZ/s1600/deaf-lesbian-couple-deanna-cathren-assaulted.jpg" /></a>Both Dee and Cat suffered severe injuries; Dee a broken hand and concussion.<br /><br /><br /><br />A Good Samaritan who only wishes to be identified as Team Mom has stepped in to help the couple as they recover from shock.<br /><br /><br /><br />Dee is grateful to Team Mom and her continued support, “Team Mom (has) been checking on us almost every day to see if we (are) doing ok, and bring everything that we need. We love her so much. We thank…GOD every day for her,” wrote Cat.<br /><br /><br /><br />After the attack, the couple’s apartment was broken into and their cellphones and other items were stolen or vandalized. Dee expressed some of the things that the donations will go toward. She says they are very scared of living in Desert Hot Springs now and they need money to move.<br /><br /><br /><br />Additionally they need help with, “medical bills which my Medi-Care isn't good; have to transfer from Indiana to…California. Transportations; with no car which during night time is not safe to walk and things were missing at home when it was robbed.”<br /><br /><br /><br />Team Mom opened up her apartment to the couple after their attack and Dee is very grateful for her kindness.<br /><br /><br /><br />“Team Mom has made sure that we have food, clothes money etc... we love that there are people like her in the world,” she writes. “Team Mom lives in a small apartment and still took us in for our safety. She does so much to have so little. Thanks Team Mom for accepting us for who we are. I'm honored to have my Team Mom. Many thanks.”<br /><br /><br /><br />Team Mom is asking for help within the Deaf and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT" target="_blank">LGBT</a> communities to aid these women in getting their lives back in order.<br /><br /><br /><br />“My city has two Deaf females that were <a href="http://www.ksla.com/story/31561080/deaf-women-recovering-after-brutal-attack" target="_blank">beaten within inches of their life with a baseball bat and robbed</a>,” Team Mom writes to SDGLN. “They don't have anything now! Can you help make them feel beautiful again? Contact the community and a few others you may know. To help support the deaf victims to get back on their feet.”<br /><br /><br /><br />Dee says they are still anxious about their assailant, and worry about her getting released from jail.<br /><br /><br /><br />"We are still not feeling safe completely because we heard Shaunda (Lane) is trying to act like she is not guilty for attempted murder," she writes. "Need (to) talk to detective this Monday to make sure she stays in prison with no bail."<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /><object allowfullscreen="true" allownetworking="all" allowscriptaccess="always" data="http://www.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget/wid/0_fjqpcc08/uiconf_id/25650522" height="345" id="kaltura_player_1458932373" name="kaltura_player_1458932373" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="470"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><param name="allowNetworking" value="all" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#000000" /><param name="movie" value="http://www.kaltura.com/index.php/kwidget/wid/0_fjqpcc08/uiconf_id/25650522"/><param name="flashVars" value=""/><a href="http://corp.kaltura.com">video platform</a><a href="http://corp.kaltura.com/video_platform/video_management">video management</a><a href="http://corp.kaltura.com/solutions/video_solution">video solutions</a><a href="http://corp.kaltura.com/video_platform/video_publishing">video player</a></object> </div><br /><br /><br />Help Deanna and Cathren with donations through their Go Fund Me page <a href="http://gofundme.com/bqvsf7v9" target="_blank">HERE</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://sdgln.com/news/2016/03/26/deaf-lesbian-couple-who-were-attacked-bat-were-sacred-walk-streets" target="_blank">SOURCE</a>

Deaf Lesbian Couple Recovering & Being Helped

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