function disableElementScrollEvents(element) {
    var elementToDisable = angular.element(element);
    elementToDisable.on('wheel touchmove', preventDefault);

    return function() {
      elementToDisable.off('wheel touchmove', preventDefault);
    };
  }
Disables scrolling for a specific element.
@param {!string|!DOMElement} element to disable scrolling
@return {Function} function to call to re-enable scrolling for the element