Are disability services in UK universities generally good?

As has been said above, there's a difference between the services unis provide (which comes from the disability departments/services, as per your title) and how academics feel about disabled students. It also very much depends on the staff and management who are in place at the time you're there. I've been at my current uni for nearly 9 years, and have seen huge changes to the disability staff who are leading the disability services (and subsequently, how students are treated/what the general policies are) in that time.

I used to have nothing bad to say about my uni's disability service - now it's quite the opposite! But that's coloured by the fact I had a disability discrimination case against my uni. It dragged on for two years and had to be sorted out by the ombudsman in the end, resulting in a four-figure sum payout so that my uni could stop me taking them to court

It's worth noting that at my Masters uni, they did chase me for several months (very nicely/kindly) about applying for DSA, even though I kept refusing. So some unis are willing to be more proactive/helpful than others. Again, that was due to the staff who were there at the time, I dunno if they're still in place

Sorry to hear that!

Thanks

Do you think university staff in the UK tend to be incredulous of disability claims by students, e.g. worried about students claiming disabilities to get undeserved concessions on coursework while ignoring the fact that several disabilities can take years to / can never be diagnosed due to a myriad of factors?

I even heard some folks saying that a significant proportion of professors are extremely prejudiced against students with disabilities while pretending as inclusive.

What do you think about this?

Do you think university staff in the UK tend to be incredulous of disability claims by students, e.g. worried about students claiming disabilities to get undeserved concessions on coursework while ignoring the fact that several disabilities can take years to / can never be diagnosed due to a myriad of factors?

I even heard some folks saying that a significant proportion of professors are extremely prejudiced against students with disabilities while pretending as inclusive.

What do you think about this?

I had a positive experience with the Open Uni. I never felt prejudiced, they were considerate of special circumstances I submitted and the tutors always accepted extensions when I requested them (I kept these to a minimum and never tried to get an extension on those assignments that didn't allow extensions). The disability assessors I met were kind and supportive, they essentially were chucking stuff at me to support me.

I'm not denying though that there are very much likely professors/lecturers/staff out there who aren't as supportive as they could be, but that's why we have disability/equality laws to protect us!

I'm not sure I've heard of disabilities that can never be diagnosed though. I don't think students can expect massive amounts of disability support when they haven't been diagnosed with the condition. As artful_lounger mentioned, it's only really until you get DSA that the uni helps out the most.