New platform integrates wireless connectivity, communications and navigation to help enhance users' control over activities and environment

ELYRIA, Ohio and SPICEWOOD, Texas, Dec. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Adaptive Switch Laboratories, a division of Invacare America, today launched the ASL iON Integrated Drive Control System, a life-changing advancement for power wheelchair users that goes beyond improved mobility to help enhance their ability to engage with people, interact with their environment, and meet more of their needs independently.

A fully integrated wheelchair drive-control platform, the ASL iON includes Bluetooth connectivity for up to eight devices, multiple active drive controls for the user to navigate through, pre-programmed phrases for users with speech limitations, and voice prompts that auditorily tell the user where in the system they are.

"This new system takes customers' independence to new levels by serving as a powerful smart hub and control panel for some of life's most important daily activities," ASL Director Lisa Rotelli said. "The iON allows someone to use the drive control of their wheelchair to also control their technology and environment with the goal of being less reliant on caregivers and others."

The iON offers an array of technologies to help enhance the capabilities of people with the most profound mobility and speech limitations to engage as fully as possible in daily life, Rotelli said. It gives someone the power to independently control their computers or mobile phones from their drive control, devices such as communication devices, tablets, door openers and other assistive technologies.  With the built in auditory selection, the user can make requests of people around them from an array of pre-programmed phrases.

For example, individuals who now rely on caregivers to connect a feeding device cable and assist with eating can instead independently connect the device through the Bluetooth in the iON to enjoy a meal. With the iON, individuals can use their ASL drive control to move a mouse and left click with just three switches, helping expand their computer usage abilities. A person who rolls up to a closed door can use the built-in voice and phrases of the iON to communicate with people around asking them to "please, open the door". 

The iON is designed for individuals with neuromuscular diseases, including Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Spinal Muscular Atrophy, Lou Gehrig's Disease (ALS), and Advanced Multiple Sclerosis, Cerebral Palsy and persons with head or high-level spinal cord injuries. It connects to all ASL digital drive controls.

The iON was developed by engineers at ASL, a division of Invacare America, founded by parents of a child who was paralyzed from the neck down in an auto accident. ASL is a leading developer and supplier of products designed specifically for those who cannot access their environment through conventional means. ASL is dedicated to assisting clients of all ages and abilities to gain functional independence with powered mobility, communication and access to their environment through technology. 

For more information, visit www.asl-inc.com.

About Invacare® America

Invacare America is a leader in the design, manufacture, and distribution of innovative medical products that support recovery and promote active lifestyles in home and long-term care settings. Founded in 1885, Invacare America has grown from modest beginnings to become a trusted name in healthcare, guided by a customer-centric philosophy and a commitment to improving quality of life. Driven by its mission of "Making Life's Experiences Possible®," Invacare America focuses on developing products that offer optimal design, functionality, reliability, and safety. The company sells its products through home medical equipment providers, retail and e-commerce channels, residential care operators, distributors, and government health services. For more information, visit https://invacareamerica.com/.

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