"""Different sounds"""

<< Background >>People with Intellectual Disabilities (PWID) are still a group of people who are most excluded in the EU, which is a big challenge for nowadays society.Improving the way of integration but also empowering PWID in their daily life, that's a task for our project. We can see that in organisations that support PWID sometimes staff are missing their motivation and need to support PWID in the most effective way.We think that sometimes it's more important to change the mentality of staff than to focus on PWID. Of course, that's a long process, and through this project, we want to create a tool that will be helpful for PWID and staff.All three partners have different experiences in working with PWID, but in different areas (education, culture and work), and we have much to learn from each other. Our mission is a world where all people (including PWID) will have the possibility to express their opinions and also to be able to share their knowledge with others by being in leading positions.The project is also innovative for PWID and staff. PWID does not often have a situation where they are the main actor in social life. This is why they are more passive in normal activities. This project gives them a chance to be creative. << Objectives >>Inclusion for PWID in education, but also a regular life is very important for us. As we wrote before, PWID are the most discriminated group in the EU. This is why we have incorporated innovative tools and placed PWID at the centre of the intellectual output (IO) creation process—an approach that promotes inclusion.The process of creating stories, graphics, choosing topics, making music and making decisions in a democratic way by voting was the key. It gives PWID the right to decide that they are missing in regular life. Also, the tools were designed for the staff to show them that PWID can produce interesting and innovative educational tools. We also wanted to create an attractive tool for PWID and staff so they can speak/organise workshops about the topic that was important for authors. We believe that creating a multimedia e-book and printed book is a new, innovative way to do so. << Implementation >>The project focused on 2 important aspects. One was creating the “Different Sounds” Orchestra from 3 bands that involved PWID. Play 6 concerts in each country, one concert dedicated to PWID and staff and another in “open space” for local citizens. The other goal was to create a book that speaks about important topics chosen by PWID. The book should be produced in a printed version (3 languages) and a multimedia e-book version(4 languages). Another important result of the project was creating an animation were story, text, graphics and music are done by PWID. We chose “The Vase Who Wanted to sign opera”. The story speaks about the right to be artist for everyone and was produced in 4 languages. << Results >>2 results were created in the “Different Sounds” project. The first one is “Different Sounds” book: printed, multimedia e-book and for e-book readers. The stories, texts, photographs, artwork, and music featured in the publications were created by artists with disabilities supported by the partner organisations. Through discussions and the creative writing process, four stories were developed.These stories addressed the following themes: the right of everyone to be an artist, respect for diversity, and alternative communication. Importantly, people with disabilities played a central role in the creation of the book/e-book, supported by educators. They developed the storylines, scripts, interviews, graphics, music, and photographs, which were later professionally edited and prepared for publication.The Different Sounds e-book has been translated into four languages: Polish, Swedish, German, and English. The printed Different Sounds book is available in a limited edition in three versions: Polish, Swedish, and German.The second result of the project is the animation “The vase who wanted to sing opera”. Created by participants from Medis 5 / Sweden. results are on the website www.differentsoundsproject.com