The goal of the project was not only to raise awareness of events organizers on subjects of inclusion and accessibility but also to provide them with guidelines and practical tools to concretely implement accessibility and inclusion policies within their activities. There was thus a will to promote intercultural opening through adult education at the heart of the project. While recognizing that each territory has its own particularities, the project sought to develop a replicable transnational model for accessible and inclusive cultural events. This replicable model took form through the Inclusive Soundscapes Toolbox and Guide, summaries of all the collective teachings from the project meant to ensure their broader diffusion within the cultural sector and beyond to professionals working towards accessibility and inclusion enhancement. Throughout the projects, the partners have sought to guarantee and promote the importance of representation of people from marginalised communities.
The project was based on inclusion and accessibility policies already implemented by the partner’s organizations and aimed at promoting their wider development to other cultural event organizers. It was based on the diagnosis of a persistent lack of accessibility for people with disabilities and people from marginalized communities in cultural events organization. While notions of accessibility and inclusion are getting more attention within professional spheres and through society, it remains rare for these discussions to move beyond the theoretical frameworks and provide practical responses. Inclusive Soundscapes was shaped as a capacity building program that could thus help cultural event organizers experiment with practical ways of tackling challenges of accessibility and inclusion within their organizations. Furthemore, two of the project's partners had already collaborated on a previous Erasmus+ large scale project: Clarity, Creativity and Action.