diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 8b33d183..4aebdf20 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -50,3 +50,7 @@ By contributing code to xterm.js you
    holder has explicitly granted the right to use it like this,
    through a compatible open source license or through a direct
    agreement with you.)
+
+### Third party dependencies
+
+We prefer to not include any non-dev third party dependencies in order to keep our code minimal, performant and secure. If you plan on adding a dependency on a third party library it's a good idea to discuss the need in an issue with the maintainers first.
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2a50372..26f98382 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -127,6 +127,7 @@ computational environment for Jupyter, supporting interactive data science and s
 - [**abstruse**](https://github.com/bleenco/abstruse): Abstruse CI is a continuous integration platform based on Node.JS and Docker.
 - [**Microsoft SQL Operations Studio**](https://github.com/Microsoft/sqlopsstudio): A data management tool that enables working with SQL Server, Azure SQL DB and SQL DW from Windows, macOS and Linux
 - [**FreeMAN**](https://github.com/matthew-matvei/freeman): A free, cross-platform file manager for power users
+- [**Fluent Terminal**](https://github.com/felixse/FluentTerminal): A terminal emulator based on UWP and web technologies.
 
 Do you use xterm.js in your application as well? Please [open a Pull Request](https://github.com/sourcelair/xterm.js/pulls) to include it here. We would love to have it in our list.
 
diff --git a/src/AccessibilityManager.ts b/src/AccessibilityManager.ts
index 67031cb7..1df6a7d2 100644
--- a/src/AccessibilityManager.ts
+++ b/src/AccessibilityManager.ts
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ enum BoundaryPosition {
 export class AccessibilityManager implements IDisposable {
   private _accessibilityTreeRoot: HTMLElement;
   private _rowContainer: HTMLElement;
-  private _rowElements: HTMLElement[] = [];
+  private _rowElements: HTMLElement[];
   private _liveRegion: HTMLElement;
   private _liveRegionLineCount: number = 0;
 
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ export class AccessibilityManager implements IDisposable {
 
     this._rowContainer = document.createElement('div');
     this._rowContainer.classList.add('xterm-accessibility-tree');
+    this._rowElements = [];
     for (let i = 0; i < this._terminal.rows; i++) {
       this._rowElements[i] = this._createAccessibilityTreeNode();
       this._rowContainer.appendChild(this._rowElements[i]);
@@ -92,14 +93,10 @@ export class AccessibilityManager implements IDisposable {
   }
 
   public dispose(): void {
-    this._terminal.element.removeChild(this._accessibilityTreeRoot);
     this._disposables.forEach(d => d.dispose());
-    this._disposables = null;
-    this._accessibilityTreeRoot = null;
-    this._rowContainer = null;
-    this._liveRegion = null;
-    this._rowContainer = null;
-    this._rowElements = null;
+    this._disposables.length = 0;
+    this._terminal.element.removeChild(this._accessibilityTreeRoot);
+    this._rowElements.length = 0;
   }
 
   private _onBoundaryFocus(e: FocusEvent, position: BoundaryPosition): void {
@@ -124,10 +121,10 @@ export class AccessibilityManager implements IDisposable {
     let bottomBoundaryElement: HTMLElement;
     if (position === BoundaryPosition.Top) {
       topBoundaryElement = boundaryElement;
-      bottomBoundaryElement = this._rowElements.pop();
+      bottomBoundaryElement = <HTMLElement>this._rowElements.pop();
       this._rowContainer.removeChild(bottomBoundaryElement);
     } else {
-      topBoundaryElement = this._rowElements.shift();
+      topBoundaryElement = <HTMLElement>this._rowElements.shift();
       bottomBoundaryElement = boundaryElement;
       this._rowContainer.removeChild(topBoundaryElement);
     }
@@ -173,7 +170,7 @@ export class AccessibilityManager implements IDisposable {
     }
     // Shrink rows as required
     while (this._rowElements.length > rows) {
-      this._rowContainer.removeChild(this._rowElements.pop());
+      this._rowContainer.removeChild(<HTMLElement>this._rowElements.pop());
     }
 
     // Add bottom boundary listener
@@ -217,7 +214,7 @@ export class AccessibilityManager implements IDisposable {
 
       // Only detach/attach on mac as otherwise messages can go unaccounced
       if (isMac) {
-        if (this._liveRegion.textContent.length > 0 && !this._liveRegion.parentNode) {
+        if (this._liveRegion.textContent && this._liveRegion.textContent.length > 0 && !this._liveRegion.parentNode) {
           setTimeout(() => {
             this._accessibilityTreeRoot.appendChild(this._liveRegion);
           }, 0);