Rex Pace, U.S. Access Board
Rex Pace joined the Access Board in April 2011 as a senior accessibility specialist and serves as its technical assistance coordinator.
Pace has over 28 years of experience in accessible design. Most recently, he served as an accessibility specialist with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Disability Rights Section where he provided technical and architectural assistance on the ADA standards to attorneys and management. During his time at the Department of Justice, Pace was involved in a number of investigations including his role as the accessibility consultant for Mt. Vernon.
Prior to joining the Department of Justice he was a consultant specializing in accessible and universal design in Raleigh, North Carolina and earlier served as coordinator of technical assistance and a lead designer for the Center for Universal Design at North Carolina State University. He began work in this field in 1987 as a designer and illustrator at Barrier Free Environments, Inc. under his mentor Ron Mace, FAIA, a leading pioneer, and renowned expert in accessible design.