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Shopping sight unseen: A walk to the grocery store with Ginny Finch

Ginny Finch, 74, uses an assistive cane to walk to the grocery store near her condominium in Northwest, Washington, D.C. on February 18, 2018. Finch has a rare retinal disease that has caused her to have low vision all of her life, which developed into total blindness. She began using a cane when she was 33. (Photo: AMANDA MOSHER)

Ginny Finch arrives at the Giant, a grocery store, in Northwest, Washington, D.C with the help of an assistive cane for the blind on February 18, 2018.  Finch lives independently with the help of assistive devices and the support of two social workers from the Lighthouse for the Blind. (Photo: AMANDA MOSHER)

Ginny Finch gets help shopping for groceries at the Giant in Northwest, Washington, D.C. on February 18, 2018. The grocery store provides Finch, who is blind, an assistant to help her with shopping.  (Photo: AMANDA MOSHER)

Ginny Finch goes shopping in her neighborhood in Northwest, Washington, D.C. on February 18, 2018.  Finch, who is blind, has lived in the area since 1996 and uses a cane to help her navigate Washington. (Photo: AMANDA MOSHER)

Ginny Finch poses in her “Blind Dancer” T-shirt in her condominium in Northwest Washington, D.C. on February 18, 2018. Despite her disability, Finch, 74, is very active and has many hobbies. She enjoys contra dancing, dragon boat racing, and attending book clubs and poetry groups. (Photo: AMANDA MOSHER)

Photography, audio recording, editing, and caption writing by Amanda Mosher