Understanding how individuals experience their acoustic environments is essential for sound planning and design. While standardised methods exist for measuring and analysing soundscapes, AI audio systems require more design-oriented, inclusive approaches to capture personal listening experiences. This poster introduces accessible Sound Awareness Activities that help participants explore and reflect on sounds in their homes and neighbourhoods to support indoor soundscape improvements.

Our approach, originally part of a participatory design study, combines deep listening, sound journaling, memory-sound associations, and structured soundscape listening activities. Each activity is adaptable for different abilities and contexts to support inclusive participation. These activities go beyond measuring sound to capture personal meanings, emotional responses, and contextual factors that shape acoustic experiences. Though designed for a particular study, activities should work equally well in workshops and other engagement formats.

The University of Surrey team conducted a week-long experience sampling study at Belgium's Living and Care Lab (LiCaLab) to explore the activities' effectiveness. Drawing on a thorough understanding of the local participant panel, the LiCaLab team helped refine Surrey's original protocol by providing insights for translation, localization, and adaptation. This collaboration demonstrated how activities can be carefully tailored while preserving core methodological objectives.

The poster presentation provides an opportunity to share progress and gather feedback on a novel soundscape research methodology. We will provide practical implementation guidance, including strategies for making activities accessible, supporting diverse participation styles, and creating comfortable environments for sound exploration.

This methodological contribution advances soundscape research by offering structured yet adaptable ways to gather rich qualitative data about residential sound experiences. For future work, we aim to consolidate the approach into a toolkit that supports the development of inclusive acoustic design approaches that consider diverse ways of listening and experiencing sound environments.