JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground
HTML
<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8.6/themes/ui-lightness/jquery-ui.css">
<div id="slider"></div>
<a href="#" id="move">Move</a>
JavaScript
var slider = $("#slider").slider({
animate: true
});
$('#move').click(function(){
slider.slider('value', slider.slider('value') + 20);
return false;
});