Flexslider initialization that adds aria attributes and improves it's accessibility

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$(document).ready(function() {

  // NOTE: I suggest using this in addition to my Fork of the Flexslider library: 
  // https://github.com/jhc36-duke-edu/FlexSlider (This Fork fixes empty link problems that cannot be fixed through the api.)
  
  $('.flexslider').flexslider({
      slideshow: false,
      prevText: "Previous slide",
      nextText: "Next slide",
      animation: "fade",
      pausePlay: true,
      pauseText: 'Pause Slideshow',
      playText: 'Play Slideshow',
      pauseInvisible: true,
      animationLoop: false,
      slideshowSpeed: 5000,
      animationSpeed: 1000,
      keyboard: false,
      start: function(slider){
          console.log('flex start');
          current = slider.slides.eq(slider.currentSlide);
          current.attr('aria-hidden', 'false');
          current.siblings().attr('aria-hidden', 'true');
      },
      after: function(slider){
          current = slider.slides.eq(slider.currentSlide);
          current.attr('aria-hidden', 'false');
          current.siblings().attr('aria-hidden', 'true');
      }
    });
});