diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4b9c7d040..b170dfbae 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-slick",
-  "version": "0.30.3",
+  "version": "0.30.4",
   "description": " React port of slick carousel",
   "main": "./lib",
   "files": [
diff --git a/src/slider.js b/src/slider.js
index 7fdbe4a13..75c3d7011 100644
--- a/src/slider.js
+++ b/src/slider.js
@@ -13,10 +13,38 @@ export default class Slider extends React.Component {
       breakpoint: null
     };
     this._responsiveMediaHandlers = [];
+    this.childRefs = new Set();
+    this.observer = null;
   }
 
   innerSliderRefHandler = ref => (this.innerSlider = ref);
 
+  setupIntersectObserver() {
+    if (this.observer) {
+      this.observer.disconnect();
+    }
+    this.observer = new IntersectionObserver(
+      entries => {
+        entries.forEach(entry => {
+          entry.target.tabIndex = entry.isIntersecting ? 0 : -1;
+          entry.target.setAttribute(
+            "aria-hidden",
+            entry.isIntersecting ? "false" : "true"
+          );
+        });
+      },
+      {
+        root: null,
+        threshold: 0.1
+      }
+    );
+    this.childRefs.forEach(element => {
+      if (element && element instanceof Element) {
+        this.observer.observe(element);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   media(query, handler) {
     // javascript handler for  css media query
     const mql = window.matchMedia(query);
@@ -31,6 +59,9 @@ export default class Slider extends React.Component {
 
   // handles responsive breakpoints
   componentDidMount() {
+    window.addEventListener("resize", this.setupIntersectionObserver);
+    window.addEventListener("scroll", this.setupIntersectionObserver);
+    setTimeout(() => this.setupIntersectObserver(), 0);
     // performance monitoring
     //if (process.env.NODE_ENV !== 'production') {
     //const { whyDidYouUpdate } = require('why-did-you-update')
@@ -76,6 +107,8 @@ export default class Slider extends React.Component {
     this._responsiveMediaHandlers.forEach(function(obj) {
       obj.mql.removeListener(obj.listener);
     });
+    window.removeEventListener("resize", this.setupIntersectionObserver);
+    window.removeEventListener("scroll", this.setupIntersectionObserver);
   }
 
   slickPrev = () => this.innerSlider.slickPrev();
@@ -179,7 +212,11 @@ export default class Slider extends React.Component {
           row.push(
             React.cloneElement(children[k], {
               key: 100 * i + 10 * j + k,
-              tabIndex: -1,
+              ref: el => {
+                if (el) {
+                  this.childRefs.add(el);
+                }
+              },
               style: {
                 width: `${100 / settings.slidesPerRow}%`,
                 display: "inline-block"
diff --git a/src/track.js b/src/track.js
index b64e722e7..35671cc86 100644
--- a/src/track.js
+++ b/src/track.js
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ const renderSlides = spec => {
   let childrenCount = React.Children.count(spec.children);
   let startIndex = lazyStartIndex(spec);
   let endIndex = lazyEndIndex(spec);
+  const childRefs = spec.childRefs;
 
   React.Children.forEach(spec.children, (elem, index) => {
     let child;
@@ -122,10 +123,17 @@ const renderSlides = spec => {
       React.cloneElement(child, {
         key: "original" + getKey(child, index),
         "data-index": index,
+        ref: el => {
+          if (el) {
+            childRefs.add(el);
+          }
+        },
         className: classnames(slideClasses, slideClass),
-        tabIndex: "-1",
-        "aria-hidden": !slideClasses["slick-active"],
-        style: { outline: "none", ...(child.props.style || {}), ...childStyle },
+        style: {
+          outline: "none",
+          ...(child.props.style || {}),
+          ...childStyle
+        },
         onClick: e => {
           child.props && child.props.onClick && child.props.onClick(e);
           if (spec.focusOnSelect) {
@@ -153,9 +161,12 @@ const renderSlides = spec => {
           React.cloneElement(child, {
             key: "precloned" + getKey(child, key),
             "data-index": key,
-            tabIndex: "-1",
+            ref: el => {
+              if (el) {
+                childRefs.add(el);
+              }
+            },
             className: classnames(slideClasses, slideClass),
-            "aria-hidden": !slideClasses["slick-active"],
             style: { ...(child.props.style || {}), ...childStyle },
             onClick: e => {
               child.props && child.props.onClick && child.props.onClick(e);
@@ -176,9 +187,12 @@ const renderSlides = spec => {
         React.cloneElement(child, {
           key: "postcloned" + getKey(child, key),
           "data-index": key,
-          tabIndex: "-1",
+          ref: el => {
+            if (el) {
+              childRefs.add(el);
+            }
+          },
           className: classnames(slideClasses, slideClass),
-          "aria-hidden": !slideClasses["slick-active"],
           style: { ...(child.props.style || {}), ...childStyle },
           onClick: e => {
             child.props && child.props.onClick && child.props.onClick(e);
@@ -201,12 +215,58 @@ const renderSlides = spec => {
 export class Track extends React.PureComponent {
   node = null;
 
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+    this.childRefs = new Set();
+    this.observer = null;
+  }
+
   handleRef = ref => {
     this.node = ref;
   };
 
+  componentDidMount() {
+    window.addEventListener("resize", this.setupIntersectionObserver);
+    window.addEventListener("scroll", this.setupIntersectionObserver);
+    setTimeout(() => this.setupIntersectObserver(), 0);
+  }
+
+  componentWillUnmount() {
+    window.removeEventListener("resize", this.setupIntersectionObserver);
+    window.removeEventListener("scroll", this.setupIntersectionObserver);
+  }
+
+  setupIntersectObserver() {
+    if (this.observer) {
+      this.observer.disconnect();
+    }
+    this.observer = new IntersectionObserver(
+      entries => {
+        entries.forEach(entry => {
+          entry.target.tabIndex = entry.isIntersecting ? 0 : -1;
+          entry.target.setAttribute(
+            "aria-hidden",
+            entry.isIntersecting ? "false" : "true"
+          );
+        });
+      },
+      {
+        root: null,
+        threshold: 0.1
+      }
+    );
+    this.childRefs.forEach(element => {
+      if (element && element instanceof Element) {
+        this.observer.observe(element);
+      }
+    });
+  }
+
   render() {
-    const slides = renderSlides(this.props);
+    const slides = renderSlides({
+      childRefs: this.childRefs,
+      ...this.props
+    });
     const { onMouseEnter, onMouseOver, onMouseLeave } = this.props;
     const mouseEvents = { onMouseEnter, onMouseOver, onMouseLeave };
     return (