Richard Sternadori, M.A. ARCH, M. ED, Assoc. AIA, CBO, CRC, ACTCP retired in 2025 from the University of Missouri Department of Architectural Studies, Great Plains ADA Center. He holds a Master of Arts/Architecture and a Master of Education in counseling psychology with the focus on disability rehabilitation. Previously, Sternadori served 15 years as a chief building official. He is currently the US chair of the ICC A118 Acoustics for the Built Environment Committee (ICC A-118 ABEC), developing new code standards in the US and Canada for people with deafness and hearing impairments. Sternadori is a published author and consultant in issues of accessible design, the Americans with Disabilities Act, multifamily housing, and more. He is a preferred provider of education with the ICC and with the American Institute of Architects (AIA) for continuing education credits for licensed architects.