The list items below do not use the standard control classes and are instead mapped to the Slidebars API. You can open a Slidebar, check if the plugin has been initiated, check if a Slidebars is active, and remove them from the DOM entirely.
As of version 0.10, all API methods have been prefixed with '.slidebars'. myVariable.open('left') should now be myVariable.slidebars.open('left').