The AMBER Trust - The AMBER Centre

Who we are

The AMBER Centre

The AMBER Centre was initiated at Roehampton University late in 2009 to fulfil one of AMBER's key strategic objectives – to promote research in the area of music and children and young people with visual impairment (many of whom have additional disabilities including autism).

To date, the research has included exploring the Musicality of Children and Young People with Retinopathy of Prematurity – an eye disease that affects prematurely born babies, which in serious cases, often lead to blindness.

One o

f AMBER's children,
15-year-old Jamie, was born
extremely prematurely. As well
as having retinopathy of prematurity,
he is blind, has autism and cerebral
palsy. But despite his profound
disabilities, Jamie has an
exceptional talent for music.
He not only plays the piano but
also composes his own compositions.
He has an amazing voice and is a
member of three different choirs.