I provide my students with accommodations they ask for whether or not they have documents on file with the disability office. I was given this advice from my advisor who has done the same with her classes for more than a decade. If any students are trying to “game” the system, then whatever. Let them. Our papers and exams are not designed to be time-intensive. If you need extra time to show us what you know, fine by us.
I highly, highly, HIGHLY recommend Mad at School by Margaret Price and/or Academic Ableism by Jay Dolmage if anyone wants more information about ableism in the academy. The entire system is designed for non-disabled bodyminds. I’m committed to doing whatever I have to in order to open up a space for more people.
I always remind my students that at one point, higher ed was only for wealthy white men. Change happens - and usually for the better.