Sam Savona has worked for the full equality of people with disabilities for many years. He has been active on numerous committees, advisory boards, boards of directors, and has worked for an organization which advocated for the rights of people with disabilities. He also advocated successfully to bring accessible tax service to the city of Toronto, and wheelchair-accessible bus service to Pearson Airport.

Sam has been a constructive critic of the Toronto Transit Commission for many years because he believes it must be accessible to every citizen of Toronto. One of his major achievements thus far is that he, along with his fellow activists, convinced Metro politicians to begin to retrofit the conventional public transportation system for wheelchair accessibility. As a result, Sam was one of the first people in an electric wheelchair to board the subway unassisted. Sam is the first person to successfully be appointed three terms by the Toronto Transit Commission to its Advisory Committee on Accessible Transportation. He has filled the Chair position when asked. Sam also sits on the City of Toronto's Disability Issues committee as Co-Chair.

Sam as been elected to two Board of Supportive Services Living Units and say as Chair/President on one for many years. He recently established a Clients' committee of three housing locations which reports directly to the Board of Directors of one of these SSLUs.

He is an accomplished and amusing speaker on disability awareness and has worked with Lauri Sue Robertson for twelve years, whenever a client requested additional trainers.