Professionally, Alan is the Owner and Chief Technical Consultant for El Dorado Networks and is a Satellite Communications Consultant and Installation Engineer with over 30 years of satellite uplink and downlink experience in the Western United States and Mexico. Alan was also a paid Subcontractor, assigned to help restore cell service during the disaster-recovery efforts after the Camp Fire in Northern California a few years ago. This experience made Alan an evangelist for the deployment and use of conventional radio communications and the training that saves lives and property, as a backup to the costly but fragile smartphone systems that suddenly do not work in a natural disaster.
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Website Accessibility Policy
Community Emergency Radio Association is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Community Emergency Radio Association
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Community Emergency Radio Association has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Community Emergency Radio Association regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
