As we weigh the pros and cons of online conferencing and education right now (as many are), I'd like to add my two cents to the tone of access with regards to online whatevering.
Since moving online, I now work a solid 14 hour work day. Thread.

I have learned to appreciate the space and time between appointments. These are necessities. In the online context, I have back-to-back meetings, classes, webinars, presentations, etc. This means I do not get up from my desk chair and screen for hours on end.

Usually, I would at least get up and walk from place to place.
My workplace expects more immediate presence than before: show up to a department meeting during an international conference which otherwise would excuse you from said meeting. Why? Because we are all online.

I no longer stand in front of students or move between them as they work on ideas and class projects. Instead. I sit. And sit. And sit. I no longer move to see my colleagues because I Zoom in to see them, three minutes between minutes. And I sit and sit.

I have gained weight. My eyesight is worse. My temperament is terrible. But most of all, my body hurts. I wake up in the morning with terrible pain. I Zoom through the day with terrible pain. And I go to sleep with terrible pain.

All of it is due to this absolutely terrible situation of online *presence* that we have created without careful consideration of real, embodied impact.

So. My thoughts on continued online conferencing with online meet and greets and online pet visits and online hallway talks?

No. I cannot, absolutely, cannot do this.

I am in pain every day.

Please take this into consideration when you think about access.