JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<link rel="stylesheet" href="http://ajax.googleapis.com/ajax/libs/jqueryui/1.8/themes/dot-luv/jquery-ui.css">
<div id="slider"></div> 
<button>Disable Keyboard Input</button>

JavaScript

$("#slider").slider();

$("button").click(function() {
  $("#slider .ui-slider-handle").unbind('keydown');
});