more modem statutes use the term "disability.” Modern practice now also gives preference to tire wording "per son with a disability,” rather than "disabled person” — but both phrases have the same meaning. 13 . In Ranger Fuel Corporation v. W.Va. Human Rights Comm'n., 180 W.Va. 260, 376 S.E.2d 154 (1988), we stated that West Virginia's pre-1989 "actual disabilities only” statutory definition of "person with a disability” was to be strictly construed for purposes of determining whether a person had protected status to bring a claim under the law. Applying this standard to facts arising under the pre-1989 law, this Court decided a number of cases addressing the issue of "who is a person with a disability?” See Benjamin R. v. Orkin Exterminating Co., 182 W.Va. 615, 390 S.E.2d 814 (1990) (<HOLDING>); Casteel v. Consolidation Coal Co., 181 W.Va.
holding that west virginia disability discrimination law is not mechanically tied to federal disability discrimination jurisprudence holding disability discrimination claim barred holding that cjlearly the purpose of our legal disability statute is to lift the burden of severe time restrictions or limitations from those under legal disability that is from those who do not have the ability and capacity to protect their rights existing under our laws holding disability determination is made at time of alleged discrimination not later when remedial measures are used to correct disability holding that our law prohibiting disability discrimination could be invoked by a person with asymptomatic hiv infection and recognizing that the 1989 definitional changes broadened the scope of protected status under our disability discrimination law id at n 5