diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 2ca6c83..f9f120a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-img-carousel",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "1.7.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
@@ -3254,15 +3254,13 @@
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           "integrity": "sha1-rEaBd8SUNAWgkvyPKXYMb/xiBsA=",
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "is-glob": {
           "version": "2.0.1",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-glob/-/is-glob-2.0.1.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha1-0Jb5JqPe1WAPP9/ZEZjLCIjC2GM=",
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "is-extglob": "^1.0.0"
           }
@@ -3304,7 +3302,6 @@
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/normalize-path/-/normalize-path-2.1.1.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha1-GrKLVW4Zg2Oowab35vogE3/mrtk=",
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
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           }
@@ -4915,7 +4912,6 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/boom/-/boom-2.10.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-OciRjO/1eZ+D+UkqhI9iWt0Mdm8=",
       "dev": true,
-      "optional": true,
       "requires": {
         "hoek": "2.x.x"
       }
@@ -8969,8 +8965,7 @@
         "ansi-regex": {
           "version": "2.1.1",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "aproba": {
           "version": "1.2.0",
@@ -8991,14 +8986,12 @@
         "balanced-match": {
           "version": "1.0.0",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "brace-expansion": {
           "version": "1.1.11",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "balanced-match": "^1.0.0",
             "concat-map": "0.0.1"
@@ -9013,20 +9006,17 @@
         "code-point-at": {
           "version": "1.1.0",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "concat-map": {
           "version": "0.0.1",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "console-control-strings": {
           "version": "1.1.0",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "core-util-is": {
           "version": "1.0.2",
@@ -9143,8 +9133,7 @@
         "inherits": {
           "version": "2.0.4",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "ini": {
           "version": "1.3.5",
@@ -9156,7 +9145,6 @@
           "version": "1.0.0",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "number-is-nan": "^1.0.0"
           }
@@ -9171,7 +9159,6 @@
           "version": "3.0.4",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "brace-expansion": "^1.1.7"
           }
@@ -9179,14 +9166,12 @@
         "minimist": {
           "version": "0.0.8",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "minipass": {
           "version": "2.9.0",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "safe-buffer": "^5.1.2",
             "yallist": "^3.0.0"
@@ -9205,7 +9190,6 @@
           "version": "0.5.1",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "minimist": "0.0.8"
           }
@@ -9295,8 +9279,7 @@
         "number-is-nan": {
           "version": "1.0.1",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "object-assign": {
           "version": "4.1.1",
@@ -9308,7 +9291,6 @@
           "version": "1.4.0",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "wrappy": "1"
           }
@@ -9394,8 +9376,7 @@
         "safe-buffer": {
           "version": "5.1.2",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "safer-buffer": {
           "version": "2.1.2",
@@ -9431,7 +9412,6 @@
           "version": "1.0.2",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "code-point-at": "^1.0.0",
             "is-fullwidth-code-point": "^1.0.0",
@@ -9451,7 +9431,6 @@
           "version": "3.0.1",
           "bundled": true,
           "dev": true,
-          "optional": true,
           "requires": {
             "ansi-regex": "^2.0.0"
           }
@@ -9495,14 +9474,12 @@
         "wrappy": {
           "version": "1.0.2",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "yallist": {
           "version": "3.1.1",
           "bundled": true,
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         }
       }
     },
@@ -9968,8 +9945,7 @@
       "version": "2.16.3",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/hoek/-/hoek-2.16.3.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha1-ILt0A9POo5jpHcRxCo/xuCdKJe0=",
-      "dev": true,
-      "optional": true
+      "dev": true
     },
     "hoist-non-react-statics": {
       "version": "3.3.2",
@@ -13314,8 +13290,7 @@
           "version": "1.0.0",
           "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/is-extglob/-/is-extglob-1.0.0.tgz",
           "integrity": "sha1-rEaBd8SUNAWgkvyPKXYMb/xiBsA=",
-          "dev": true,
-          "optional": true
+          "dev": true
         },
         "is-glob": {
           "version": "2.0.1",
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index c2749f9..4017649 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,3 @@
-/* eslint
-  jsx-a11y/mouse-events-have-key-events: 0,
-  jsx-a11y/no-noninteractive-element-interactions: 0,
-  jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events: 0 */
 import React, { Component, Children, cloneElement } from 'react';
 import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
 import nth from 'lodash.nth';
@@ -471,6 +467,7 @@ export default class Carousel extends Component {
           }
           <div className='carousel-viewport' ref={ v => { this._viewport = v; } } style={ viewportStyle }>
             <ul
+              role='tablist'
               className='carousel-track'
               style={ trackStyle }
               ref={ t => { this._track = t; } }
@@ -478,6 +475,7 @@ export default class Carousel extends Component {
               onMouseDown={ this.onMouseDown }
               onMouseLeave={ this.onMouseLeave }
               onMouseOver={ this.onMouseOver }
+              onFocus={ this.onMouseOver }
               onMouseEnter={ this.onMouseEnter }
               onTouchStart={ this.onTouchStart }
             >
@@ -565,7 +563,12 @@ export default class Carousel extends Component {
         }
 
         return (
+          // key handler is not needed due to the tab role - tab + enter
+          // performs the same function as onClick
+          // eslint-disable-next-line jsx-a11y/click-events-have-key-events
           <li
+            role='tab'
+            aria-selected={ index === currentSlide }
             key={ key }
             style={ slideStyle }
             data-index={ index }
diff --git a/test/unit/carousel.tests.js b/test/unit/carousel.tests.js
index 974bc29..173494f 100644
--- a/test/unit/carousel.tests.js
+++ b/test/unit/carousel.tests.js
@@ -593,4 +593,44 @@ describe('Carousel', () => {
       done();
     }, 20);
   });
+
+  describe('a11y', () => {
+    it('current slide has aria-selected', done => {
+      renderToJsdom(
+        <Carousel initialSlide={ 2 } slideWidth='300px' viewportWidth='300px' infinite={ false }>
+          <div id='slide1'/>
+          <div id='slide2'/>
+          <div id='slide3'/>
+        </Carousel>
+      );
+
+      setImmediate(() => {
+        const current = tree.find('.carousel-slide-selected');
+        const slides = tree.find('.carousel-slide');
+        slides.forEach((slide, i) => {
+          if (i !== 2) {
+            expect(slide.prop('aria-selected')).to.be.false;
+          }
+        });
+        expect(current.prop('aria-selected')).to.be.true;
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('carousel-track has onFocus property', done => {
+      renderToJsdom(
+        <Carousel initialSlide={ 1 } slideWidth='300px' viewportWidth='300px' infinite={ false }>
+          <div id='slide1'/>
+          <div id='slide2'/>
+          <div id='slide3'/>
+        </Carousel>
+      );
+
+      setImmediate(() => {
+        const track = tree.find('.carousel-track');
+        expect(track.prop('onFocus')).to.be.a('function');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
 });