Founded in 1988 by doctors from the Raymond Poincaré hospital, the Fondation Garches aims to assist handicapped persons return home after hospitalization and, whenever possible, help them return to a professional activity.

The programs conceived and developed by the Institut Garches have a common goal: improving the autonomy of handicapped persons. The programs are based on five different approaches: autonomy and reinsertion (SOS Handicap permanent telephone service, Medical TeleAlarme Service), transport and mobility with a centre for the choice and testing of wheelchairs, training in and use of multimedia techniques, encouragement of research through scholarships and, lastly, information and communication.