# Federal Employees Seek Telework Accommodations

Federal employees discussing full-time telework as a disability accommodation generally described pursuing it under the Rehabilitation Act rather than the ADA. The accounts include both approvals and denials, including some approvals through EEO complaint settlements; outcomes were described as dependent on medical documentation, agency decision-makers, and job circumstances. These are individual reports, not authoritative agency policy, and the signals identify no solicitation, contract, vendor, or other procurement action.

- Procurement professionals should treat this as a federal workforce and accommodation issue, not evidence of a new procurement opportunity or agency-wide telework policy.
- Contractors supporting federal agencies should not infer a requirement or demand for telework technology from these accounts; no acquisition plans, specifications, or funding are identified.
- The discussion names SSA as an agency where one commenter found mental-health-based requests particularly difficult, but does not establish an official SSA position.

**Jurisdictions:** federal
**Published:** October 20, 2026

### Government Entities
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
- Social Security Administration (SSA)
- Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)

### Key Quotes
> The medical documentation (a signed lettter from a medical provider) you submit must be detailed and your medical provider must suggest telework as the primary way to help with your diagnosed medical conditions.
> — Commenter (federal employee describing the accommodation process)

### Sources
- [Has anyone successfully gotten full-time telework approved as an ADA accommodation?](https://www.reddit.com/r/fednews/comments/1xal1lq/has_anyone_successfully_gotten_fulltime_telework) - reddit-fednews