A couple who are wealthy and prefer the golf course and shopping mall to the kids get a nanny or boarding school to look after their offspring. A couple affected by sickness or disability have their children taken into care because they can’t cope. In my opinion this situation is completely unacceptable for the 21^st century. Why should adults lose the right to love, sex , marriage and a family on the account of something that is entirely out of their hands? Why should children be deprived of the love of their birth parents?

We wish to start a charitable organisation to fund and encourage the provision of greater  support for parents affected by physical or mental illnesses and disabilities. To provide legal, political and financial advocacy. To provide flexible schemes for part-time fostering as opposed to local authority care where needed. Lastly, the commissioning of suitable sheltered accommodation for parents with severe disabilities.

Disease and disabilities are a punishment in their own right. The truth beyond the tabloid headlines is that we have a society that still punish the sick further. It is to be remembered the huge amount of talent wasted, and needless pain caused in this country by prejudice against the disabled. You can change this. To achieve our aims, we need volunteers to organise , support and campaign. Please join us.

The Emotional Overload Studio Project. If you are unable to help please forward this press release to anyone who could offer genuine help.

I’m a musician/songwriter/producer who suffers from several disabilities, which means I have had to spend the last five years on incapacity benefit. For the record I have borderline personality disorder and a mild form of Aspergers syndrome. Whilst spending a lot of my life on benefits I have improved my skills as a writer and musician. Together with musical partner, guitarist Stephen Branch, we have specialised in producing recordings for artists with physical and mental difficulties, as well as the unemployed and low income. We have an enlightened attitude towards gender, religion, sexuality and ethnicity- we have enjoyed working with a diverse cliental (sadly a hindrance in much of today’s commercial media industry)

I have a home studio of my own (as do many friends), but living in a small house we have to consider the neighbours, and whilst I feel my work is genuinely valuable, to run such a service from a private dwelling is unfair.

I am prepared to provide the free use of my home studio and my considerable experience in the field of music production on the following conditions:

Premises are needed. We do not wish to use acoustic drums or loud guitar amplifiers but we need sufficient freedom as to produce a similar level of sound to a modest hi-fi system turned up loud. Similarly, we need to be away from very heavy industrial noises and vibrations.

Insurance is needed. We need to be able repair / replace damaged or worn out equipment.

Volunteers are needed for security, disability care and chaperoning where appropriate. We wish to make the environment as safe as possible for clients, especially vulnerable women. We also wish to ensure that equipment is not damaged. All that is required in this respect is a caring music fan with checkable references.

I believe I can provide all musical, creative and technical services (with a little help from my friends as The Beatles said- we can train others too for the future!) necessary.

So how does this differ from most conventional music therapies. The “UNIQUE SELLING POINT” is that I can produce an ORIGINAL PROFESSIONAL SOUNDING CD with DISADVANTAGED MUSICIANS involving the CLIENTS at ALL STAGES of the CREATIVE PROCESS. I know that I can do this because I have done this job in my bedroom with those who afflicted by arthritis, schizophrenia, anorexia , multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, those diagnosed with learning disorders as well as the unemployed and those on low incomes..

I also have strong belief that music and the arts, like other hobbies and sport, can break down social barriers very effectively. It can boost esteem , help people discover the talent that they never knew they had, and provide an opportunity to forge new friendships amongst the people who would benefit from greater socialisation the most.

I’m not rich or famous at the moment and I don’t wish to be- I enjoy my part time day job as a networking engineer.