title: disable enable unobtrusive validation mvc
body: <p>I have a wizard which contains a very large form.  The wizard has an area where the user chooses one of two options which shows and hides a div with other input elements.  The problem is that the hidden elements are being validated and i need to turn validation off on those certain elements. </p>
  
  <p>I've tried:
  $('.data-panel').find('input[type="text"], textarea, select').attr('disabled', 'disabled');</p>
  
  <p>as state in this thread, but it will still validate those input elements.
  <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/7673626/mvc3-unobtrusive-validation-how-to-remove-re-attach-validation-from-a-group-of">MVC3 unobtrusive validation: how to remove/re-attach validation from a group of elements?</a></p>
  
  <p>I thought about injecting/remove a partial view, but those elements won't validate when they need to be validated. </p>
  
  <p>I'm opening for any work arounds.
  Thanks!</p>