Disabled artists enter mainstream

One of Creative Growth's biggest successes was the late sculptor Judith Scott.

Scott -- who had Down syndrome and was deaf and mute -- had been institutionalized until she came to the center at age 40. Having no communication skills, her only interface with the outside world was through sculptures.

"Judith Scott prominently displayed alongside (Mark) Rothko and Ann Hamilton is a sign of change," she said. "Before the last few years, these artists would be shown together. Only recently do we see disabled and non-disabled artists showing in the same shows." read more