The present application provides a system for assisting visually impaired persons. The system obtains a monitored region of a sidewalk when a traffic light of the sidewalk changes from red to green. The system recognizes a visually impaired person near the sidewalk and determines a position of the visually impaired person. If the visually impaired person is within the monitored region and the traffic light is flashing green, the system reminds passersby to assist the visually impaired person to cross the sidewalk.一種交通盲助系統及方法,該系統在所述人行道的交通訊號要由“禁止通行”變為“通行”時,獲取所述人行道的監視區域範圍。該系統識別所述人行道附近的視障者,並確定所述視障者的位置,當所述視障者在所述人行道的監視區域範圍且所述人行道的交通訊號為“快速通行”時,提示路人協助所述視障者通過所述人行道。10‧‧‧交通盲助系統200‧‧‧第一偵測模組210‧‧‧獲取模組220‧‧‧識別模組230‧‧‧判斷模組240‧‧‧第二偵測模組250‧‧‧提示模組