diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a1f253b81f..0f71f476d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -176,7 +176,18 @@ jobs:
       - name: Run composer audit
         run: |
           cd az-quickstart-scaffolding
-          composer audit --no-dev --ignore-severity=low --ignore-severity=moderate
+          set +e
+          composer audit --no-dev --ignore-severity=low --ignore-severity=moderate > composer-audit.log 2>&1
+          composer_audit_status=$?
+          cat composer-audit.log
+          if [ "$composer_audit_status" -eq 0 ]; then
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          if [ "$composer_audit_status" -eq 2 ] && grep -q "No security vulnerability advisories found." composer-audit.log; then
+            echo "Composer audit reported only abandoned packages; continuing."
+            exit 0
+          fi
+          exit "$composer_audit_status"
 
   yarn-audit:
     name: yarn audit (security)
diff --git a/modules/custom/az_carousel/az_carousel.libraries.yml b/modules/custom/az_carousel/az_carousel.libraries.yml
index 042e26ef1b..de824db445 100644
--- a/modules/custom/az_carousel/az_carousel.libraries.yml
+++ b/modules/custom/az_carousel/az_carousel.libraries.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 az_carousel:
+  js:
+    js/az_carousel.a11y.js: {}
   css:
     theme:
       css/az_carousel.css: {}
+  dependencies:
+    - core/drupal
+    - core/jquery
+    - core/once
diff --git a/modules/custom/az_carousel/js/az_carousel.a11y.js b/modules/custom/az_carousel/js/az_carousel.a11y.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e5af0899aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/modules/custom/az_carousel/js/az_carousel.a11y.js
@@ -0,0 +1,55 @@
+(function azCarouselA11yScript(Drupal, once, $) {
+  function normalizeCarouselAria(carousel) {
+    carousel
+      .querySelectorAll(
+        '.slick-track[role="listbox"], .slick-slide[role="option"]',
+      )
+      .forEach((element) => {
+        element.removeAttribute('role');
+        element.removeAttribute('aria-describedby');
+      });
+
+    carousel.querySelectorAll('.slick-dots[role="tablist"]').forEach((dots) => {
+      dots.removeAttribute('role');
+      dots.removeAttribute('aria-label');
+      dots.removeAttribute('aria-labelledby');
+      dots.removeAttribute('aria-orientation');
+    });
+
+    carousel.querySelectorAll('.slick-dots li').forEach((dotItem) => {
+      dotItem.removeAttribute('role');
+      dotItem.removeAttribute('aria-selected');
+      dotItem.removeAttribute('aria-controls');
+    });
+
+    carousel
+      .querySelectorAll(
+        '[aria-hidden="true"] a, [aria-hidden="true"] button, [aria-hidden="true"] input, [aria-hidden="true"] select, [aria-hidden="true"] textarea, [aria-hidden="true"] [tabindex]',
+      )
+      .forEach((focusable) => {
+        focusable.setAttribute('tabindex', '-1');
+      });
+
+    carousel
+      .querySelectorAll(
+        '[aria-hidden="false"] a[tabindex="-1"], [aria-hidden="false"] button[tabindex="-1"], [aria-hidden="false"] input[tabindex="-1"], [aria-hidden="false"] select[tabindex="-1"], [aria-hidden="false"] textarea[tabindex="-1"], [aria-hidden="false"] [tabindex="-1"]',
+      )
+      .forEach((focusable) => {
+        focusable.removeAttribute('tabindex');
+      });
+  }
+
+  Drupal.behaviors.azCarouselA11y = {
+    attach(context) {
+      once('az-carousel-a11y', '.az-carousel', context).forEach((carousel) => {
+        const $carousel = $(carousel);
+        const runNormalization = () => normalizeCarouselAria(carousel);
+
+        runNormalization();
+        $carousel.on('init reInit afterChange setPosition breakpoint', () => {
+          runNormalization();
+        });
+      });
+    },
+  };
+})(Drupal, once, jQuery);