The Americans with Disabilities Act’s (ADA) broad language leaves plenty of room for advancements in technology; offering a nonexhaustive list of potential accommodations, its drafters likely were aware that they could not predict the accommodations that would be possible in the future.
Instead, the task of determining whether a specific accommodation is “reasonable” often falls to the courts, which must look at the specific facts of each situation. So it’s no surprise that we’re seeing — and, presumably, will increasingly see — courts hold that telecommuting can be a reasonable accommodation.